AREA Act, Part B ("National Center for Education Research"), Sec. 133 ("Duties")

• 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.

• Unequal performance across groups
• Lack of capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with brief mentions of educational technology and AI literacy (subdomain 1.3), and implicit references to evidence-based practices and research standards (subdomain 7.3). The primary focus is on research infrastructure and processes rather than specific AI risks.

Sector coverage

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

• Educational Services
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

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

• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Educational Services sector through comprehensive requirements for federal education research activities. It also has minimal coverage of Scientific Research and Development Services through its focus on research-practice partnerships and research capacity building.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress that amends existing law (20 U.S.C. 9533) with mandatory obligations for the Research Commissioner, using legally enforceable language throughout.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is a Congressional Act (AREA Act) that amends existing federal law, indicating that the United States Congress is the proposing authority.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Research Commissioner; National Center for Education Research; Director of the Institute; State educational agencies; Bureau of Indian Education
• Summary: The document establishes duties and requirements for the Research Commissioner and related federal education research entities, including state educational agencies and the Bureau of Indian Education that receive grants.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Director of the Institute; Secretary of Education; Board
• Summary: The Director approves research plans and establishes peer review procedures, while the Secretary implements grant cycles. The Board approves priorities that guide the Research Commissioner's work.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Director of the Institute; Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use; National Center for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use
• Summary: The Director oversees research standards and peer review, while the Commissioner for Education Evaluation and Evidence Use coordinates with the Research Commissioner to review research for inclusion in databases. Biennial reporting provides ongoing monitoring.

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 primarily addresses the Plan and Design stage through research planning requirements, and the Operate and Monitor stage through ongoing research activities, evidence use, and dissemination. It also covers aspects of Verify and Validate through peer review standards and evaluation 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 educational technology and artificial intelligence in the context of research topics. It does not define specific AI technical terms or establish compute thresholds, but focuses on supporting research about AI and digital literacy in educational contexts.