Information Technology Modernization Centers of Excellence Program Act

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2020-12-03

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

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 2.2 (AI system security vulnerabilities) receiving a coverage score of 2. The document briefly mentions cybersecurity frameworks and requirements but does not substantively address most AI-specific risks. The focus is on IT modernization infrastructure rather than AI risk mitigation.

Sector coverage

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

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This Act primarily governs the Public Administration sector by establishing requirements for federal executive agencies to modernize their information technology systems. It does not regulate private sector entities or specific industries, but rather creates a government program to assist federal agencies with technology adoption.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the U.S. Congress (Public Law 116-194) establishing mandatory obligations for the Administrator of General Services to create and operate a program, with specific reporting requirements to Congressional committees.

Actors

Proposer

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

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Executive agencies; Administrator of General Services
• Summary: The Act applies to executive agencies of the federal government, which are defined by reference to title 5 USC section 105. The Administrator of General Services has specific obligations to establish and operate the program.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives; Secretary of Homeland Security
• Summary: Congressional committees receive annual reports and provide oversight. The Secretary of Homeland Security coordinates on cybersecurity aspects of the program.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives; Administrator of General Services
• Summary: The Administrator monitors program implementation and reports annually to Congressional committees, which provide oversight through their review of these reports.

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
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document addresses multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on deployment and operational monitoring. It covers planning and design through the establishment of modernization frameworks, deployment through technology adoption assistance, and operation and monitoring through ongoing program oversight and reporting requirements.

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 a focus area but does not define it or specify particular types of AI systems or models. It does not reference frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, generative AI, predictive AI, open-weight models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on IT modernization infrastructure broadly rather than specific AI technical categories.