Requires federal agencies substantially engaged with emerging technologies to appoint a senior official as an emerging technology lead. Tasks them with advising on AI use, policy expertise, interagency collaboration, and procurement input. Mandates informing Congress of appointments and responsibilities.
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This is a binding federal statute introduced in the U.S. Senate with mandatory requirements for federal agencies to appoint emerging technology leads with specified responsibilities and Congressional reporting obligations.
This document has minimal coverage of AI risk domains. It primarily establishes governance structures (emerging technology leads) without directly addressing specific AI risks or harms. The document mentions 'responsible use' and 'responsible policies' but does not elaborate on what risks these address. Coverage is limited to governance structure establishment (subdomain 6.5) with minimal detail.
This legislation governs AI use across all federal government sectors, primarily focusing on Public Administration (excluding National Security) and National Security sectors. The Act applies to all federal agencies substantially engaged with emerging technologies, creating cross-sectoral governance through the appointment of emerging technology leads.
The document does not focus on specific AI lifecycle stages but rather establishes governance oversight across all stages through the appointment of emerging technology leads. The responsibilities mentioned (advising on responsible use, policies, interagency collaboration, procurement) implicitly span multiple lifecycle stages from planning through deployment and monitoring.
The document explicitly mentions 'artificial intelligence' as an example of emerging technologies but does not define or distinguish between different types of AI systems, models, or technical specifications. No compute thresholds, model types, or technical classifications are mentioned.
United States Congress; Senator Bennet; Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
The bill was introduced by Senator Bennet in the U.S. Senate and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, indicating Congressional authorship and proposal.
The President; Congress
The President is tasked with ensuring compliance and reporting to Congress, while Congress maintains oversight through the reporting requirement mechanism.
Congress; The President
Congress receives reports on appointments and responsibilities, establishing a monitoring role. The President monitors agency compliance with appointment requirements.
Federal agencies listed in section 901(b) of title 31, United States Code; Elements of the intelligence community
The Act explicitly targets 'covered agencies' which are defined as agencies listed in specific federal statutes and intelligence community elements that are substantially engaged with emerging technologies.