Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce 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

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

• Increased inequality and decline in employment

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with only subdomain 6.2 (Increased inequality and decline in employment quality) receiving substantive attention. The legislation addresses workforce displacement from automation but does not directly regulate AI systems or their specific risks. Coverage is concentrated on socioeconomic impacts rather than technical AI safety or governance concerns.

Sector coverage

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

• Professional & Technical Services
• Educational Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

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

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Information
• Management, Administrative & Support Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This legislation governs workforce training across multiple sectors vulnerable to automation, with particular emphasis on Educational Services (training providers), Professional and Technical Services (workforce development), and Public Administration (workforce boards). The Act applies broadly to industries experiencing automation-driven job displacement.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress with mandatory appropriations, grant requirements, and enforceable obligations on grant recipients including reporting requirements and compliance with labor standards.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
• Summary: The document is a federal bill enacted by the United States Congress, as indicated by the standard legislative enactment clause and the authority structure of the document.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Deployer
• Entities: eligible partnerships (industry or sector partnerships); State workforce development boards; local workforce development boards; businesses; employers; training providers; institutions of higher education; economic development organizations
• Summary: The Act targets eligible partnerships that include workforce development boards, businesses, employers, and training providers who will receive grants to provide training services for workers displaced by automation. These entities are regulated through grant conditions and requirements.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Labor; Department of Labor
• Summary: The Secretary of Labor is designated as the primary enforcement authority with responsibility for awarding grants, reviewing applications, setting requirements, and receiving compliance reports from grant recipients.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Labor; Department of Labor
• Summary: The Secretary of Labor monitors implementation through mandatory reporting requirements that eligible partnerships must submit one year after project completion, including detailed outcome metrics on worker training and employment.

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.

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not directly address AI system development lifecycle stages. It focuses on workforce training and employment services for workers displaced by automation, rather than governing the design, development, deployment, or operation of AI systems themselves.

Technical Scope

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

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document does not explicitly define or regulate AI models, AI systems, or specific AI technologies. It addresses 'automation' broadly, including robotics, autonomous vehicles, and advanced technologies, but does not use AI-specific terminology or establish technical thresholds for AI systems.