50 USC 3334m - Additional responsibilities of Director of National Intelligence for artificial intelligence policies, standards, and guidance for the intelligence community

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§ 3334l. Oversight of Defense Intelligence Agency culture

§ 3334n. Certification relating to information technology and software systems

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§ 3334m.

Additional responsibilities of Director of National Intelligence for artificial intelligence policies, standards, and guidance for the intelligence community

(a)

Responsibilities of Director of National Intelligence

The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community or the officials designated under subsection (c), shall—

(1)

establish, and periodically conduct reviews of, policies, standards, and procedures relating to the acquisition, adoption, development, use, coordination, and maintenance of artificial intelligence capabilities and associated data, frameworks, computing environments, and other enablers by the intelligence community (including by incorporating and updating such policies based on emerging technology capabilities), to accelerate and increase the adoption of artificial intelligence capabilities within the intelligence community;

(2)

ensure policies established or updated pursuant to paragraph (1) are consistent with—

(A)

the principles outlined in the guidance of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence titled “Principles of Artificial Intelligence Ethics for the Intelligence Community and its Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework for the Intelligence Community”, or any successor guidance; and

(B)

any other principles developed by the Director relating to the governance, documentation, auditability, or evaluation of artificial intelligence systems or the accurate, secure, ethical, and reliable adoption or use of artificial intelligence; and

(3)

provide to the heads of the elements of the intelligence community guidance for developing the National Intelligence Program budget pertaining to such elements to facilitate the acquisition, adoption, development, use, and maintenance of element-specific artificial intelligence capabilities, and to ensure the associated data, frameworks, computing environments, and other enablers are appropriately prioritized.

(b)

Policies

(1)

In general

In carrying out subsection (a)(1), not later than 1 year after December 22, 2023, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and such other officials as the Director of National Intelligence determines appropriate, shall establish the policies described in paragraph (2).

(2)

Policies described

The policies described in this paragraph are policies for the acquisition, adoption, development, use, coordination, and maintenance of artificial intelligence capabilities that—

(A)

establish a lexicon relating to the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence developed or acquired by elements of the intelligence community;

(B)

establish minimum guidelines for evaluating the performance of models developed or acquired by elements of the intelligence community, such as by—

(i)

specifying conditions for the continuous monitoring of artificial intelligence capabilities for performance, including the conditions for retraining or retiring models based on performance;

(ii)

documenting performance objectives, including specifying how performance objectives shall be developed and contractually enforced for capabilities procured from third parties;

(iii)

specifying the manner in which models should be audited, as necessary, including the types of documentation that should be provided to any auditor; and

(iv)

specifying conditions under which models used by elements of the intelligence community should be subject to testing and evaluation for vulnerabilities to techniques meant to undermine the availability, integrity, or privacy of an artificial intelligence capability;

(C)

establish minimum guidelines for tracking dependencies in adjacent systems, capabilities, or processes impacted by the retraining or sunsetting of any model described in subparagraph (B);

(D)

establish minimum documentation requirements for capabilities procured from third parties, aligning such requirements, as necessary, with existing documentation requirements applicable to capabilities developed by elements of the intelligence community;

(E)

establish minimum standards for the documentation of imputed, augmented, or synthetic data used to train any model developed, procured, or used by an element of the intelligence community; and

(F)

provide guidance on the acquisition and usage of models that have previously been trained by a third party for subsequent modification and usage by such an element.

(3)

Policy review and revision

The Director of National Intelligence shall annually review or revise each policy established under paragraph (1).

(c)

Designated leads within each element of the intelligence community

Each head of an element of the intelligence community, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall identify a senior official within the element to serve as the designated element lead responsible for overseeing and coordinating efforts relating to artificial intelligence, including through the integration of the acquisition, technology, human capital, and financial management aspects necessary for the adoption of artificial intelligence solutions. Such designated element leads shall meet regularly to consult and coordinate with the Director of National Intelligence regarding the implementation of this section and this title.1

 See References in Text note below.

(Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXVII, § 6702, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3561; Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title V, § 7513(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1095.)

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