Requires the Secretary of the Navy to submit to the congressional defense committees a 15-year acquisition, modernization, and sustainment plan -- including analysis of the role of advanced technologies in modernizing existing platforms -- for the carrier air wings of the Navy.
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This is a binding statutory provision enacted by the U.S. Congress as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, using mandatory language ('shall submit') and creating legally enforceable obligations on the Secretary of the Navy.
This document has minimal to no coverage of AI risk domains. It is a defense authorization provision focused on conventional military aviation planning and does not address AI-specific risks, harms, or governance challenges. The document mentions autonomous and remotely-piloted aircraft as future capabilities but does not discuss associated risks.
This document primarily governs the National Security sector, specifically addressing U.S. Navy carrier air wing planning, acquisition, and modernization. It does not regulate AI use across civilian economic sectors.
The document primarily addresses the Plan and Design stage by requiring a 15-year acquisition, modernization, and sustainment plan. It also covers Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages through requirements for fielding capabilities and operational risk assessments.
The document mentions autonomous and remotely-piloted aircraft as future capabilities but does not use AI-specific terminology such as AI models, AI systems, frontier AI, or foundation models. It focuses on conventional military aviation platforms with brief reference to autonomous technologies.
United States Congress
The document is Section 126 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, which is enacted by the United States Congress as the legislative authority.
congressional defense committees
The congressional defense committees receive the required plan and have oversight authority to ensure compliance with the statutory requirement.
congressional defense committees
The congressional defense committees monitor compliance through the required submission and review of the 15-year plan, including assessments of capabilities, risks, and modernization efforts.
Secretary of the Navy; Department of the Navy
The provision explicitly requires the Secretary of the Navy to submit a plan and addresses Navy carrier air wing planning, making the Navy the primary target of this governance requirement.