Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2023

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2025-01-03

Risk subdomain coverage

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal to no coverage of AI risk domains. It is a legislative authorization for research grants focused on agricultural applications of AI, mechanization, invasive species, and aquaculture. The document does not address AI risks, harms, safety measures, or governance of AI systems - it simply authorizes funding for research into beneficial agricultural uses of AI technology.

Sector coverage

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

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Scientific Research & Development Services

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

• Educational Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Agriculture sector by authorizing research grants for AI applications in agricultural processes, specialty crop production, invasive species management, and aquaculture. It also has implications for the Educational Services sector through its focus on land-grant colleges and universities as grant recipients.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress that amends existing law to authorize research grants. It uses mandatory legislative language and creates legal authority for the Secretary to award grants.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is a bill enacted by the United States Congress, as indicated by the standard legislative enactment clause.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer
• Summary: The grants are specifically directed to land-grant colleges and universities for developing agricultural applications of AI and related research projects.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Secretary is granted authority to award grants and place emphasis on specific research areas, indicating enforcement and implementation authority.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: While not explicitly stated, the Secretary's grant-making authority implies monitoring and oversight responsibilities for grant administration and outcomes.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Plan and Design
• Build and Use Model
• Verify and Validate

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document focuses primarily on the 'Build and Use Model' stage by authorizing research grants for developing and evaluating agricultural AI applications. It implicitly covers 'Plan and Design' through research project development, and 'Verify and Validate' through the evaluation component of the grants.

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 'artificial intelligence' in the context of agricultural applications but does not define or distinguish between different types of AI systems, models, or technical specifications. No compute thresholds, model types, or technical AI classifications are mentioned.