Requires agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to establish civil rights offices with bias experts. Mandates biennial reports to Congress on algorithmic bias, risks and actions taken to mitigate them.
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This is a binding federal statute with mandatory obligations on covered agencies, including requirements to establish civil rights offices, submit biennial reports to Congress, and participate in an interagency working group.
The document has good coverage of approximately 3-4 subdomains, with strong focus on discrimination and bias (1.1, 1.3), governance structures (6.5), and system limitations (7.3, 7.4). Coverage is concentrated in fairness, transparency, and governance oversight domains.
This Act governs AI use across all sectors where federal agencies operate, fund, regulate, or oversee algorithmic systems. The broad definition of 'covered agency' and 'covered algorithm' means it applies to virtually all economic sectors that interact with federal programs, economic opportunities, or protected rights.
The document covers multiple lifecycle stages with emphasis on deployment and operational monitoring. It addresses planning through civil rights office establishment, deployment through oversight of algorithm use, and ongoing monitoring through biennial reporting requirements.
The document explicitly defines and covers 'covered algorithms' which include machine learning, natural language processing, and artificial intelligence techniques. It does not specifically mention frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds, focusing instead on algorithms with potential material effects on government programs and protected rights.
United States Congress
The document is titled 'Act of 2023' and follows standard U.S. legislative format, indicating it was proposed by Congress.
Congressional committees with jurisdiction over covered agencies; Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
Congressional committees receive biennial reports and have oversight authority. The Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division establishes and leads the interagency working group.
Civil rights offices within covered agencies; Interagency working group on covered algorithms and civil rights; Congressional committees
Each covered agency must establish a civil rights office to monitor algorithmic bias and submit biennial reports. An interagency working group coordinates monitoring efforts across agencies.
Federal agencies that use, fund, procure, or oversee covered algorithms
The Act applies to 'covered agencies' defined as agencies that use, fund, procure, develop, or oversee covered algorithms, which includes both government agencies and entities they regulate or fund.
5 subdomains (2 Good, 3 Minimal)