To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group to develop and coordinate an artificial intelligence initiative among the Five Eyes countries, and for other purposes.

• 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

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
• Lack of capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with limited focus on security vulnerabilities (2.2), competitive dynamics (6.4), and system safety/robustness (7.3). The primary focus is on international AI cooperation and interoperability rather than comprehensive risk mitigation. Coverage is concentrated in governance coordination and technical interoperability rather than addressing specific AI harms.

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.

• Professional & Technical Services
• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs AI use in the National Security sector, with secondary coverage of Professional and Technical Services (defense contractors and consultants) and Scientific Research and Development Services (AI R&D for defense applications). The focus is exclusively on defense and intelligence applications among Five Eyes countries.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives with mandatory language requiring the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group and fulfill specific obligations.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The bill was introduced by Representatives Gallagher and Khanna in the House of Representatives and referred to three congressional committees for consideration.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Summary: The bill targets government entities within the Five Eyes countries that develop and deploy AI systems for defense and intelligence operations, as well as the defense industrial base that incorporates AI systems.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Secretary of Defense is designated as the primary enforcer responsible for establishing and overseeing the Working Group, with coordination from the Director of National Intelligence and oversight from congressional committees.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: Congressional committees monitor implementation through required plans and biannual reports, while the Secretary of Defense monitors the Working Group's activities through performance indicators.

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
• Build and Use Model
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document covers multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on Build and Use Model, Verify and Validate, Deploy, and Operate and Monitor stages. It emphasizes testing, evaluation, interoperability assessment, and operational deployment of AI systems for defense and intelligence purposes among Five Eyes countries.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Models
• AI Systems
• Generative AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI systems and their elements including machine learning and generative AI (specifically large language models). It does not explicitly define or mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, task-specific AI, foundation models, predictive AI, or compute thresholds. There is no explicit mention of open-weight or open-source models.