Department of State Authorization Act of 2023, Sec. 941 ("Reporting Related to the AUKUS Partnership")

• 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

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with only subdomain 6.4 (Competitive dynamics) showing implicit coverage through its focus on strategic military AI collaboration. The document primarily addresses reporting requirements for the AUKUS partnership rather than AI risk mitigation.

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.

• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs National Security sector activities related to the AUKUS partnership, with secondary coverage of Scientific Research and Development Services through AI and quantum technology collaboration. It does not regulate private sector AI development but rather international defense technology cooperation.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding statutory provision enacted by the U.S. Congress that creates mandatory reporting obligations on the President and Secretary of State with specific timelines and enforcement through congressional oversight.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: This is a section of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2023, which is proposed and enacted by the U.S. Congress as indicated by the legislative format and statutory language.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: The President; The Secretary (of State); Secretary of Defense; other appropriate heads of agencies
• Summary: The document explicitly places reporting obligations on the President and the Secretary of State (in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and other agency heads) regarding AUKUS partnership activities including AI collaboration.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: appropriate congressional committees; United States Congress
• Summary: Congressional committees serve as the enforcement mechanism through their oversight authority, receiving mandatory reports and having the power to ensure compliance with statutory reporting requirements.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: appropriate congressional committees; United States Congress
• Summary: Congressional committees monitor implementation through biennial reports that assess progress on AUKUS partnership activities, including AI and technology collaboration efforts.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

No lifecycle stages identified.

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not directly govern specific AI lifecycle stages but requires reporting on AI collaboration efforts under AUKUS Pillar Two. The focus is on strategic assessment and reporting of AI technology collaboration rather than technical development or deployment processes.

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 one of eight trilateral lines of effort under AUKUS Pillar Two, requiring assessment of collaboration efforts. However, it does not define AI models, systems, or specify technical characteristics such as compute thresholds or model types.