Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act

• 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-related risks. It is a border security and law enforcement appropriations bill focused on fentanyl interdiction, with no substantive discussion of AI systems, AI risks, or AI governance. The only potential AI-related mention is a brief reference to 'anomaly detection algorithms' for scanning technology, which does not constitute coverage of AI risks as defined in the taxonomy.

Sector coverage

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

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

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

• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Public Administration excluding National Security sector through appropriations and mandates for federal law enforcement agencies. It also has minimal coverage of the National Security sector through border control and defense-related activities.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal appropriations act passed by the United States Congress with mandatory funding allocations and criminal penalties for violations, including fines and imprisonment up to 5 years.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is titled as an 'Act' which indicates it was proposed and passed by the United States Congress, the federal legislative body with authority to appropriate funds and create federal law.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Act appropriates funds to specific federal agencies for border security operations and creates criminal penalties for individuals who damage border infrastructure or evade controls with intent to further criminal objectives.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Act designates specific federal law enforcement agencies to receive funding for enforcement activities and creates criminal penalties enforceable through the federal court system.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Act mandates specific reporting requirements to Congress by March 31, 2028, with the Commissioner and Executive Assistant Commissioner responsible for submitting detailed reports on program impacts and equipment needs.

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

This document does not govern AI systems or the AI lifecycle. It is a border security appropriations bill that briefly mentions 'anomaly detection algorithms' as one potential use of technology funding, but provides no governance of AI development, deployment, or monitoring processes.

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 mention or define any AI-specific technical concepts. The only AI-related reference is a brief mention of 'anomaly detection algorithms' as a potential technological improvement for scanning systems, with no further elaboration on AI models, systems, or governance.