Requires the Secretary of the Navy to develop a strategy using artificial intelligence to monitor and predict supply chain challenges in shipbuilding. Instructs AI application for disruptions, shortages, and delays. Demands a report on the strategy to Congress.
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This is a binding legislative provision within the National Defense Authorization Act, using mandatory language ('shall') and establishing legal obligations for the Secretary of the Navy with specific deadlines and reporting requirements to Congress.
This document has minimal risk domain coverage, primarily addressing AI system capabilities and limitations (7.3) through its focus on AI reliability for supply chain monitoring. There is implicit coverage of competitive dynamics (6.4) given the national security context of maintaining shipbuilding capabilities. The document does not substantively address AI-specific risks but rather uses AI as a tool for operational improvement.
This document primarily governs AI use in National Security (military shipbuilding and defense industrial base) and Manufacturing (maritime industrial base and shipbuilding programs). It also has secondary coverage of Trade, Transportation and Utilities through supply chain management.
The document primarily addresses the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, as it mandates the implementation of AI systems for supply chain monitoring and prediction. There is implicit coverage of Plan and Design through the requirement to develop a strategy with key performance indicators, and minimal coverage of Verify and Validate through the requirement to measure return on investment.
The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence as a tool for monitoring and prediction but does not define or distinguish between AI models, AI systems, or specific types of AI. There is no mention of frontier AI, general purpose AI, task-specific AI, foundation models, generative AI, predictive AI, open-weight models, or compute thresholds.
United States Congress
The document is a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, which is proposed and enacted by the United States Congress as indicated by the authority field and legislative structure.
congressional defense committees; United States Congress
The congressional defense committees serve as the enforcement body by receiving mandatory reports and exercising oversight over the Secretary of the Navy's compliance with the statutory requirements.
congressional defense committees; Secretary of the Navy
The congressional defense committees monitor implementation through the required report, while the Secretary of the Navy is responsible for monitoring the maritime industrial base performance through centralized data collection and AI systems.
Secretary of the Navy; maritime industrial base entities; submarine and surface shipbuilding programs
The document directly targets the Secretary of the Navy who must develop and implement the strategy, and indirectly targets the maritime industrial base and shipbuilding programs that will be affected by the AI-enabled monitoring and investment strategy.
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