Americas Act, Title I ("Administration"), Sec. 103 ("Additional Duties of Institute")

• 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.

• Compromise of privacy
• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
• Competitive dynamics
• Governance failure

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 privacy and security concerns (2.1, 2.2), governance structures (6.5), and competitive dynamics (6.4). The primary focus is on establishing governance frameworks and international cooperation rather than addressing specific AI risks in detail.

Sector coverage

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

• Information
• Professional & Technical 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
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs Public Administration (excluding National Security) through e-governance systems for government services. It also has significant coverage of Information sector through data processing and telecommunications infrastructure, and Professional and Technical Services through IT consulting and technical assistance.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative instrument enacted by the United States Congress with mandatory language and enforcement mechanisms establishing legal obligations for the Institute.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: The document is identified as enacted by the United States Congress, which is the legislative authority that proposed and enacted this legislation.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor, AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Entities: The Institute; Americas partner countries; private sector entities; organizations carrying out auditing and penetration testing
• Summary: The document applies to the Institute (which must perform specified duties), Americas partner countries (which receive assistance and must comply with the e-governance framework), private sector entities (which may partner with the Institute), and certification organizations for auditing.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: The Institute
• Summary: The Institute is granted explicit authority to enforce procurement restrictions, prohibit contracts and data sharing with specified countries, and ensure compliance with the e-governance framework.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: The Institute; certified organizations for auditing and penetration testing
• Summary: The Institute is responsible for monitoring compliance through certification of auditing organizations and accountability mechanisms for funding. The document also references auditing and penetration testing as monitoring mechanisms.

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 primary focus on Plan and Design (developing frameworks and standards), Deploy (implementing e-governance systems), and Operate and Monitor (ongoing oversight and auditing). It also addresses Build and Use Model through incorporation of emerging AI technologies.

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 an emerging technology to be incorporated into e-governance systems. It does not define specific AI model types, compute thresholds, or distinguish between different categories of AI systems. The focus is on AI as one of several emerging technologies to be accounted for in governance frameworks.