National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Research and Development Act, Title VII ("Department of Homeland Security Activities")

• 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.

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Lack of capability or robustness

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

• Compromise of privacy
• Competitive dynamics
• AI possessing dangerous capabilities

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal to good coverage of approximately 5-6 subdomains, with primary focus on AI system security (2.2), malicious actors using cyberattacks (4.2), competitive dynamics (6.4), and AI system safety failures (7.2, 7.3). Coverage is concentrated in security, counter-UAS capabilities, and operational safety domains.

Sector coverage

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

• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Educational Services
• National Security

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

• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Information
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the National Security sector through Department of Homeland Security activities. It also has significant coverage of Scientific Research and Development Services through the establishment of research centers and R&D activities. Educational Services are governed through requirements for institutions of higher education to host the Counter-UAS Center of Excellence.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress with mandatory obligations, specific funding authorizations, and enforcement through federal agency authority.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is a Congressional Act (Title VII of the National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Research and Development Act), indicating it was proposed and enacted by the United States Congress as the legislative authority.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Developer, AI_Infrastructure_Provider
• Summary: The Act primarily targets the Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies, requiring them to conduct research and development activities. It also targets institutions of higher education that may receive grants to establish and operate the Counter-UAS Center of Excellence. Additionally, it applies to other Federal departments and agencies through coordination requirements.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Secretary of Homeland Security is designated as the primary enforcement authority with responsibility for implementing the Act's provisions, establishing the center of excellence, making grants, coordinating with other agencies, and ensuring compliance with the statutory requirements.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The Department of Homeland Security, through the Secretary and the established Counter-UAS Center of Excellence, is responsible for monitoring research activities, coordinating with other federal agencies, and overseeing the implementation of research, development, evaluation, and testing activities. The interagency coordination requirement also implies monitoring to avoid duplication.

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
• Build and Use Model
• Verify and Validate
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily covers the Plan and Design, Build and Use Model, Verify and Validate, and Operate and Monitor lifecycle stages. It emphasizes research and development activities, testing and evaluation, and ongoing monitoring of advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems, with particular focus on counter-UAS capabilities.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Systems

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI and machine learning in the context of data analytics for counter-UAS systems. It focuses on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility systems rather than traditional AI models or systems. There is no mention of frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, generative AI, or compute thresholds.