Health Extenders, Improving Access to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and Strengthening Public Health Act of 2022, Section 1432 ("Research on the Health and Development Effects of Media and Related Technology on Infants, Children, and Adolescents")

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2022-12-29

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Exposure to toxic content
• Overreliance and unsafe use

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, primarily addressing research mandates rather than specific AI risks. It implicitly touches on Human-Computer Interaction (5.1, 5.2) through its focus on developmental effects of technology use, and mentions AI as a technology to be studied. Coverage is limited to research directives rather than governance measures for specific risks.

Sector coverage

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

• Scientific Research & Development Services

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

• Information
• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Scientific Research and Development Services sector by mandating federally-funded research on technology effects. It also has minimal governance implications for the Information sector (social media, AI platforms) and Health Care sector through research on health impacts, though it does not directly regulate these industries.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress with mandatory obligations on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, including specific research directives and reporting requirements to Congress.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is a section of federal legislation enacted by the United States Congress, as indicated by the title and legislative format.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of Health and Human Services; Director of the National Institutes of Health
• Summary: The legislation directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the National Institutes of Health to conduct research and develop a research agenda on the effects of media and technology, including AI, on children.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate
• Summary: Congressional oversight committees are designated to receive reports on implementation, providing enforcement through oversight mechanisms.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; Director of the National Institutes of Health
• Summary: The Director of NIH is required to monitor progress and report to Congressional committees within 2 years, with the committees serving as oversight bodies.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not directly govern specific AI lifecycle stages but rather mandates research on the effects of AI and related technologies. It implicitly covers the 'Operate and Monitor' stage by focusing on studying the effects of deployed technologies on children. The research agenda may inform future governance across multiple lifecycle stages.

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 explicitly mentions artificial intelligence as one of several technologies to be studied. It does not define AI models, systems, or specific AI categories, but treats AI as part of a broader category of 'media and related technology.' No compute thresholds, model types, or technical AI classifications are mentioned.