National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, Section 347 ("Integration of commercially available artificial intelligence capabilities into logistics operations")

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: NDAA provisions;U.S. federal laws;FY2026 NDAA
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2025-12-18

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
• Competitive dynamics

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with brief implicit mentions of AI system security (2.2) through data security requirements, and competitive dynamics (6.4) through prioritization of small/nontraditional firms. The document is primarily procedural, focusing on integration processes rather than risk mitigation.

Sector coverage

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

• National Security

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

• Information
• Professional & Technical Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document governs AI use exclusively within the National Security sector, specifically directing the Department of Defense to integrate commercial AI capabilities into military logistics operations and exercises. The document also indirectly affects the Information and Professional and Technical Services sectors as providers of commercial AI products to the military.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative statute enacted by the United States Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, containing mandatory obligations with enforcement through Congressional oversight mechanisms.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is Section 347 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, which is proposed and enacted by the United States Congress as the legislative authority.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Deployer
• Entities: Department of Defense; Secretary of Defense; combatant command commanders; small or nontraditional software focused firms
• Summary: The document directs the Secretary of Defense and Department of Defense to integrate commercial AI capabilities into exercises. It also targets commercial AI providers (specifically small/nontraditional firms) who will provide the AI products for logistics operations.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; congressional defense committees
• Summary: The Congressional Armed Services Committees enforce compliance through mandatory briefing requirements and oversight mechanisms, receiving reports on implementation and effectiveness.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; congressional defense committees; combatant command commanders
• Summary: Congressional committees monitor implementation through required interim and post-exercise briefings. Combatant commanders also monitor and assess the integration and effectiveness of AI capabilities during exercises.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Plan and Design
• Collect and Process Data
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily covers the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, focusing on integrating commercial AI products into military exercises and assessing their operational effectiveness. There is minimal coverage of the Plan and Design stage through exercise selection criteria.

Technical Scope

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

• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions commercial artificial intelligence capabilities and products designed for logistics operations, but does not specify particular AI model types, system architectures, or technical thresholds. The focus is on commercially available AI solutions rather than technical AI classifications.