Establishes the Artificial Intelligence Security Center within the Cybersecurity Collaboration Center of NSA to develop guidance against counter-AI techniques and promote secure AI adoption practices.
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This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, with mandatory language establishing legal obligations and specific implementation timelines.
The document has good coverage of approximately 3-4 subdomains, with strong focus on AI system security (2.2), malicious actors using AI for cyberattacks (4.2), and competitive dynamics in national security contexts (6.4). Coverage is concentrated in security and defense-related risk domains.
The document primarily governs the National Security sector, with secondary coverage of Professional and Technical Services (cybersecurity) and Scientific Research and Development Services (AI security research). The focus is on protecting AI systems used in national security contexts and the defense industrial base.
The document primarily focuses on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, with emphasis on secure deployment practices and ongoing monitoring of AI systems against counter-AI techniques. It addresses security considerations throughout the operational lifecycle of AI systems in national security contexts.
The document explicitly mentions AI systems and focuses on their security characteristics, particularly regarding counter-AI techniques. It does not specify particular types of AI (frontier, general purpose, task-specific, etc.) or mention compute thresholds, foundation models, or open-weight models.
United States Congress
The document is Section 6504 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, which is enacted by the United States Congress as the legislative authority.
Director of the National Security Agency; congressional intelligence committees
The Director of the National Security Agency has the authority to establish and operate the Center, while congressional intelligence committees provide oversight through mandatory reporting requirements.
congressional intelligence committees; Artificial Intelligence Security Center
Congressional intelligence committees monitor implementation through mandatory reporting requirements, while the Center itself monitors and develops guidance on counter-AI techniques and secure AI adoption practices.
National Security Agency; managers of national security systems; elements of the defense industrial base
The document targets the Director of the National Security Agency who must establish the Center, and the Center's functions include promoting secure AI adoption practices for managers of national security systems and defense industrial base elements.
4 subdomains (1 Good, 3 Minimal)