James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Section 6702 ("Additional responsibilities of Director of National Intelligence for artificial intelligence policies, standards, and guidance for the intelligence community")

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: NDAA provisions;U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2022-12-23

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Competitive dynamics
• Governance failure
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with limited focus on governance structures (6.5) and competitive dynamics (6.4). The document primarily establishes administrative procedures for AI adoption in the intelligence community 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.

• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document exclusively governs AI use within the National Security sector, specifically the intelligence community. It establishes policies and procedures for AI adoption, development, and use by intelligence agencies and the Director of National Intelligence.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, with mandatory obligations imposed on the Director of National Intelligence and intelligence community heads.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is Section 6702 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which is federal legislation enacted by the United States Congress.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Entities: Director of National Intelligence; heads of the elements of the intelligence community; elements of the intelligence community
• Summary: The document applies to the Director of National Intelligence and all elements of the intelligence community, requiring them to establish AI policies, adopt AI capabilities, and coordinate AI efforts. These entities function as both governance actors (establishing policies) and as developers/deployers of AI systems.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Director of National Intelligence; heads of the elements of the intelligence community
• Summary: The Director of National Intelligence is responsible for establishing and reviewing policies, ensuring compliance with AI ethics principles, and providing guidance. Element heads are responsible for implementing these policies within their respective organizations.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Director of National Intelligence; designated element leads
• Summary: The Director of National Intelligence is required to periodically conduct reviews of AI policies. Designated senior officials from each intelligence element are required to meet regularly to consult and coordinate regarding implementation.

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
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document covers multiple AI lifecycle stages with emphasis on planning, deployment, and operational monitoring. It addresses the establishment of policies for AI acquisition, adoption, development, use, and maintenance, indicating coverage across the full lifecycle from planning through ongoing operations.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Systems

Technical Scope Summary

The document uses the broad term 'artificial intelligence capabilities' and 'artificial intelligence systems' without defining specific types of AI or technical thresholds. It does not distinguish between different AI model types, architectures, or capability levels.