Energy Act of 2020, Title VI, Section 6006 ("Development of National Smart Manufacturing Plan")

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2020-12-27

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

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with only implicit references to cybersecurity (2.2) and competitive dynamics (6.4). The focus is on developing a national plan for smart manufacturing technology deployment rather than addressing specific AI risks or harms.

Sector coverage

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

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

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

• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Agriculture, Mining, Construction and Manufacturing sector, with specific focus on manufacturing. It also has implications for Trade, Transportation and Utilities through supply chain optimization, and Public Administration through the Department of Energy's role in plan development.

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 Energy, using mandatory language ('shall') and establishing specific timelines and requirements.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is a section of the Energy Act of 2020, which was enacted by the United States Congress as the legislative authority.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Entities: Secretary of Energy; Department of Energy; manufacturing sector of the United States; American manufacturers
• Summary: The primary target is the Secretary of Energy who must develop the plan. The plan itself targets the manufacturing sector and American manufacturers who would adopt smart manufacturing technologies, making them both governance actors (in plan development) and deployers (in implementation).

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Secretary of Energy
• Summary: Congress enforces compliance through oversight and annual reporting requirements. The Secretary of Energy is responsible for implementing the statutory mandate and ensuring plan development and revision.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Secretary of Energy
• Summary: Congress monitors implementation through mandatory annual progress reports. The Secretary monitors advancements in technology and manufacturing needs through biennial plan revisions.

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
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document addresses multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on Plan and Design (developing the national plan), Deploy (deployment of smart manufacturing technologies), and Operate and Monitor (monitoring performance and optimizing networks). It also covers Build and Use Model through references to modeling and simulation activities.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Models
• AI Systems

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly defines and covers smart manufacturing technologies including artificial intelligence as a component. It does not distinguish between different types of AI (frontier, general purpose, task-specific, generative, predictive) or mention compute thresholds or open-weight models. The focus is on AI as one of several advanced technologies used in smart manufacturing applications.