Mandates the Director of National Intelligence to submit a feasibility report which establishes a cadre of experts in emerging technologies and software development, including systems to improve the adoption of commercial solutions for emerging technologies, particularly relating to artificial intelligence.
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This is a binding statutory provision enacted by the U.S. Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, containing mandatory reporting requirements with specific deadlines and designated responsible parties.
This document has minimal risk domain coverage, primarily addressing competitive dynamics (6.4) through its focus on accelerating AI adoption to maintain technological advantage. There is implicit minimal coverage of governance structures (6.5) through the establishment of an expert cadre, though it does not address governance failures. No other risk domains are substantially covered.
This document exclusively governs the National Security sector, specifically the intelligence community's adoption of commercial AI solutions. It mandates a feasibility study for establishing an expert cadre to improve AI technology acquisition across intelligence agencies.
The document primarily addresses the deployment and operational stages of AI systems by focusing on improving adoption of commercial AI solutions. It implicitly covers planning through the feasibility study for establishing an expert cadre, and touches on build/use through software development and systems integration expertise requirements.
The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence and emerging technologies multiple times. It focuses on commercial AI products and services but does not specify particular AI types (frontier, general purpose, task-specific, etc.) or technical thresholds. The scope is broad, covering AI adoption across intelligence community missions.
United States Congress
The document is Section 6731 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which is enacted by the United States Congress as the legislative authority.
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 are designated as recipients of the mandatory report, providing oversight and enforcement through their legislative and appropriations authority.
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
The same congressional committees that receive the report are responsible for monitoring compliance with the reporting requirement and evaluating the feasibility study's findings.
Director of National Intelligence; intelligence community
The document mandates the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a feasibility study and submit a report. The study examines establishing a cadre to improve AI adoption across the intelligence community.