Requires heads of intelligence elements to certify IT systems' compatibility with AI before renewing or entering into new contracts. Mandates the Director of National Intelligence to provide guidance on incentives for the adoption of new technologies including additional funding and training.
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This is a binding federal statute enacted by the U.S. Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, with mandatory certification requirements and enforcement authority vested in the Director of National Intelligence.
The document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with limited focus on system security (2.2) and governance failure (6.5). The document primarily addresses IT procurement and AI integration requirements rather than specific AI risks and harms.
This document exclusively governs the National Security sector, specifically intelligence community elements' procurement and integration of AI-compatible IT systems. No other economic sectors are regulated.
The document primarily addresses the Plan and Design stage by requiring compatibility assessments with AI technologies before procurement, and the Deploy stage through contract execution requirements. It also implicitly covers Operate and Monitor through provisions for technology integration, system replacement, and personnel training.
The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence as an emerging technology that IT systems must be compatible with. It does not define AI models, AI systems, or specify particular types of AI (frontier, general purpose, task-specific, etc.). No compute thresholds or model weight distribution approaches are mentioned.
United States Congress
The document is Section 6718 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which is federal legislation enacted by the U.S. Congress.
Director of National Intelligence
The Director of National Intelligence has authority to receive certifications, grant exemptions, and issue binding guidance to intelligence community elements.
congressional intelligence committees; Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
Congressional committees receive guidance submissions and oversight reports, providing legislative monitoring of implementation and compliance.
elements of the intelligence community; heads of elements of the intelligence community
The document explicitly targets heads of intelligence community elements who must certify IT systems before entering into, renewing, or extending contracts. These entities are both governance actors (as government agencies) and deployers of AI systems.
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