Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023, Sec. 309 (GAO Report)

• 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.

• Increased inequality and decline in employment

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal to no coverage of AI risk domains. While it mentions 'use of technology or algorithms' as a factor to study, it does not address specific AI risks or harms. The document is primarily focused on labor relations and collective bargaining impacts, not AI governance or risk mitigation.

Sector coverage

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

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document does not govern specific economic sectors directly. Instead, it mandates a cross-sectoral study examining the impact of labor law changes on employees' capacity to form unions and collectively bargain 'in various sectors.' The study will gather input from 'various business enterprises and labor organizations' across multiple industries, but the document itself does not impose sector-specific AI governance requirements.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative provision from a Congressional Act that mandates the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study and report to Congress, with specific timelines and requirements. It uses mandatory language ('shall') and establishes formal governmental procedures.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is a section of the 'Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2023,' which is Congressional legislation. Congress is the proposing authority for this Act.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Government Accountability Office; Comptroller General; The President; Department of Labor
• Summary: The document mandates actions by the Government Accountability Office (to conduct a study), the President (to consider findings and potentially recommend modifications), and requires consultation with the Department of Labor. These governmental entities are the direct targets of the requirements.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives; Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate
• Summary: The Congressional committees receive the GAO report and would have oversight authority over compliance with this statutory mandate. Congress itself has enforcement authority over its own mandates to executive branch agencies.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Government Accountability Office; Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives; Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate
• Summary: The GAO is tasked with conducting the study and monitoring the impacts of Sections 101(a) and 101(b). The Congressional committees receive the report and would monitor implementation and outcomes.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not directly govern AI lifecycle stages. It mandates a study on the impact of labor law changes, with one factor being 'use of technology or algorithms.' This represents minimal indirect coverage of the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages, as the study will examine how technology/algorithms are adopted and used in workplace contexts.

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 mentions 'technology or algorithms' as one factor to be studied but does not define or elaborate on AI models, AI systems, or any specific AI technical categories. The reference is minimal and in the context of workplace technology adoption rather than AI governance.