Requires the Coast Guard to implement, and brief Congress on, a program for using unmanned vehicles to improve mission execution.
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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 2023, with mandatory obligations on the Coast Guard enforced through legislative authority.
The document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains, with limited focus on AI system security (2.2) and lack of robustness (7.3) through its requirements for testing and evaluation of autonomous systems. The document primarily addresses operational implementation of unmanned systems rather than comprehensive AI risk mitigation.
The document primarily governs the National Security sector through requirements for the U.S. Coast Guard to implement unmanned systems with autonomous control and computer vision technology. It also has minimal coverage of Public Administration as it relates to Coast Guard operational capabilities.
The document covers multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on Plan and Design (establishing program strategy), Build and Use Model (retrofitting with autonomous control and computer vision technology), Deploy (implementing unmanned systems across mission areas), and Operate and Monitor (collecting and evaluating field operational data). It does not substantially address data collection/processing or verification/validation stages.
The document explicitly mentions autonomous control and computer vision technology as specific AI capabilities to be deployed in unmanned systems. It does not use terms like AI models, AI systems, frontier AI, GPAI, or foundation models, but focuses on specific autonomous technologies for operational Coast Guard missions.
United States Congress
The document is Section 11225 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.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; United States Congress
Congressional committees are designated to receive briefings and submissions, providing oversight and enforcement through their legislative and appropriations authority.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; Commandant of the Coast Guard
The Commandant is required to collect and evaluate operational data, and Congressional committees receive briefings and reports to monitor implementation and effectiveness.
United States Coast Guard; Secretary (of Homeland Security); Commandant (of the Coast Guard)
The document applies to the Coast Guard, requiring it to establish unmanned system programs and conduct autonomous technology projects. The Secretary and Commandant are specifically tasked with implementation.
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