One Big Beautiful Bill Act 2025, Section 90004 ("Border security, technology, and screening")

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2025-07-04

Risk subdomain coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
• Competitive dynamics
• Lack of capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of approximately 3-4 subdomains, with focus on AI system security (2.2), malicious actors and surveillance (4.1), and competitive dynamics (6.4). Coverage is concentrated in security and deployment contexts related to border surveillance technology.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs Public Administration excluding National Security, with specific focus on border security operations. It also has minimal coverage of Scientific Research and Development Services through references to AI and innovative technologies.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding appropriations statute enacted by the United States Congress with mandatory language, specific funding allocations, and explicit restrictions on fund usage that carry legal force.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is titled 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act 2025' and uses legislative language ('there is appropriated') indicating Congressional authorship and enactment authority.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Deployer
• Entities: U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Summary: The appropriations are directed to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, who is responsible for procurement, deployment, and operation of AI-enabled border surveillance and inspection technologies.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: U.S. Customs and Border Protection; United States Congress
• Summary: U.S. Customs and Border Protection enforces the testing and acceptance requirements for autonomous surveillance systems. Congress enforces through appropriations control and oversight mechanisms.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: U.S. Customs and Border Protection; United States Congress
• Summary: U.S. Customs and Border Protection monitors testing and acceptance of autonomous systems. Congressional oversight monitors fund usage and compliance with appropriations restrictions through fiscal year 2029.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

No lifecycle stages identified.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

No technical scope terms identified.