Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Sec. 906 ("Programs for Next-Generation Microelectronics in Support of Artificial Intelligence")

• 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

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 capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal risk domain coverage, focusing primarily on AI research and development infrastructure rather than AI risks. It has minimal coverage of competitive dynamics (6.4) through its focus on advancing US microelectronics capabilities, and minimal coverage of governance (6.5) through its establishment of oversight mechanisms. There is brief mention of safety controls (7.3) for generative AI applications.

Sector coverage

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

• National Security

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

• Information
• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the National Security sector by establishing a microelectronics research program for the intelligence community. It also has minimal coverage of Scientific Research and Development Services through its research focus, and Information sector through its focus on computing technologies and AI infrastructure.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress with mandatory language establishing legal obligations, appropriations authority, and reporting requirements.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is Section 906 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which is enacted by the United States Congress as the legislative authority.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Developer, AI_Infrastructure_Provider
• Entities: Director of National Intelligence; Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity; relevant Government agencies; academic institutions; private industry
• Summary: The document targets the Director of National Intelligence and IARPA to establish the program, and requires collaboration with government agencies, academia, and private industry who will conduct the microelectronics research.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: congressional intelligence committees; Director of National Intelligence
• Summary: The congressional intelligence committees enforce compliance through oversight via regular briefings, while the Director of National Intelligence has authority to ensure the program is carried out as specified.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: congressional intelligence committees; Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
• Summary: The congressional intelligence committees monitor implementation through regular briefings on progress, achievements, outcomes, partnerships, and future research priorities provided by the Director of IARPA.

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
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily covers the Plan and Design stage by establishing a research program focused on next-generation microelectronics and AI advancement. It also addresses Build and Use Model through research into algorithms, compute capability, and generative AI. There is minimal coverage of Operate and Monitor through safety controls for generative AI applications.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Models
• AI Systems
• Generative AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence and machine learning, with specific focus on generative and adaptive AI. It addresses next-generation computing infrastructure including algorithms, compute capability, and microelectronics. There is no mention of specific AI model types like foundation models, frontier AI, or compute thresholds.