Is Section 2: the stated policy legally binding?

Q: Is Section 2: the stated policy legally binding?

Section 2: the stated policy is binding, sectoral in the United States. Binding, but only for a defined population: one regulated sector, or the federal government and the vendors it buys from. Sustaining American global AI dominance is declared the policy of the United States, to promote human flourishing, economic competitiveness and national security. Read this section first: every later order restates it.

SectionBinding, sectoral

Section 2: the stated policy

Is this legally binding?

Binding, sectoral. Binding, but only for a defined population: one regulated sector, or the federal government and the vendors it buys from.

Sustaining American global AI dominance is declared the policy of the United States, to promote human flourishing, economic competitiveness and national security. Read this section first: every later order restates it.

federalregister.govEO 14179 section 2Show it on the map

What this connects to

1 relations. Official relations are the ones the source documents state; anything marked GAGE analysis is our reading, not an agency's.

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InstrumentExecutive Order 14179: Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial IntelligenceBinding, sectoral

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