Requires the Director of National Intelligence to implement policies for the third-party acquisition, development, and use of artificial intelligence capabilities.
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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 2024, with mandatory obligations imposed on the Director of National Intelligence.
The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with limited focus on AI system security (2.2) through vulnerability testing requirements, and governance failure (6.5) through establishment of oversight policies. Most coverage is implicit through procedural requirements rather than explicit risk mitigation.
This document exclusively governs AI use within the National Security sector, specifically the U.S. intelligence community. It establishes comprehensive policies for AI acquisition, development, and deployment by intelligence agencies.
The document comprehensively covers multiple AI lifecycle stages with particular emphasis on Build and Use Model, Verify and Validate, Deploy, and Operate and Monitor stages. It addresses the entire lifecycle from acquisition through ongoing maintenance and performance monitoring.
The document explicitly mentions AI capabilities and models throughout, with specific focus on machine learning. It does not distinguish between frontier AI, general purpose AI, or task-specific AI, nor does it mention compute thresholds, foundation models, generative AI, or open-weight models.
United States Congress
The document is Section 7513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which is enacted by the United States Congress as the legislative authority.
Director of National Intelligence
The Director of National Intelligence is explicitly designated as the authority responsible for establishing, implementing, and annually reviewing the AI policies for the intelligence community.
Director of National Intelligence
The Director of National Intelligence is required to conduct annual reviews of the established policies, serving as the monitoring authority for policy implementation and effectiveness.
Director of National Intelligence; elements of the intelligence community; third parties providing AI capabilities to intelligence community
The document establishes policies that apply to the Director of National Intelligence and all elements of the intelligence community regarding their acquisition, development, and use of AI capabilities, as well as third-party vendors providing AI systems to these entities.