Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, Title VI ("Rural Development"), Sec. 6303 ("Promoting Precision Agriculture")

• 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.

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Governance failure

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal risk domain coverage, with only implicit references to cybersecurity vulnerabilities (2.2) and governance structures (6.5). The primary focus is on developing voluntary standards for precision agriculture technology interconnectivity, not on addressing specific AI risks or harms.

Sector coverage

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

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing

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

• Information
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Agriculture sector through precision agriculture technology standards. It also has implications for the Information sector (telecommunications, data processing) and Scientific Research and Development Services (NIST involvement in standards development).

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act from the United States Congress with mandatory obligations on the Secretary to develop standards and the GAO to conduct assessments. The language uses 'shall' throughout to impose legal requirements.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress
• Summary: This is a section of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, which is proposed and enacted by the United States Congress as indicated by the title and legislative structure.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer, AI_Infrastructure_Provider
• Entities: precision agriculture technology providers; agriculture producers; agriculture supply chains; voluntary consensus standards development organizations; trusted private sector stakeholders
• Summary: The document targets entities involved in precision agriculture technology development and deployment, including providers of advanced communications services, suppliers of communications equipment, and agriculture producers who would adopt these technologies.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary (of Agriculture); Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; Federal Communications Commission
• Summary: The Secretary is mandated to develop the standards in consultation with NIST and FCC. While the standards are voluntary for industry, the Secretary has the enforcement authority to develop them and determine 'trusted' providers.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Comptroller General of the United States; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives; Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate
• Summary: The GAO (through the Comptroller General) is explicitly tasked with conducting biannual assessments of the standards for 8 years and reporting findings to multiple Congressional committees.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Plan and Design
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily addresses the Plan and Design stage by mandating development of interconnectivity standards for precision agriculture technology. It also covers Operate and Monitor through required GAO assessments of standard adoption and effectiveness over 8 years.

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 in the context of precision agriculture, referencing its impact on the sector. It does not define AI models or systems specifically, nor does it mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, generative AI, or compute thresholds. The focus is on AI's impact on precision agriculture technology rather than technical AI classifications.