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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021


Added by:   National contact point
Added on:   09 Jul 2025
Updated by:   OECD analyst
Updated on:   09 Jul 2025

The NDAA established the National AI Initiative to co-ordinate the ongoing AI research, development, and demonstration activities among stakeholders.

Name in original language

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

Initiative overview

To implement the AI Initiative, the NDAA mandates the creation of a National AI Initiative Office under the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to undertake the AI Initiative activities, as well as an interagency National AI Advisory Committee to co-ordinate related Federal activity. The White House also launched AI.gov and the National AI Research Resource Task Force to co-ordinate and accelerate AI research across all scientific disciplines.The initiative has the following objective(s):To promote AI research and foster coordination among stakeholders in AI development

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

The White House |Department of Defense (DOD)

About the policy initiative


Organisation:

  • The White House |Department of Defense (DOD)

Category:

  • National – AI policy initiatives, regulations, guidelines, standards and programmes or projects

Initiative type:

  • Law/legislation/act (by legislative body)

Participating organisations:


Participating countries:


Status:

  • Inactive – initiative complete

Start Year:

  • 2021

End Year:

  • 2021

Binding:

  • Binding

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