---
title: "List decision steps an agency file attributes to a generative tool"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/advise-an-agency-on-generative-ai-in-decision-making/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A31-B6-2-US"
practice_area: "Administrative & Public Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List decision steps an agency file attributes to a generative tool

> Record the step, the tool name if the file states one, the data named, and the person who signed. Write no sentence of advice to the agency.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/advise-an-agency-on-generative-ai-in-decision-making/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Administrative & Public Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record the step, the tool name if the file states one, the data named, and the person who signed. Write no sentence of advice to the agency. |
| What the lawyer must review | 5 U.S.C. § 706 is the scope of judicial review of the finished action, including action that is arbitrary or capricious or without the procedure required by law. Formal Opinion 512 and Model Rule 1.6 govern the lawyer's own use of a tool on the agency's information. Model Rule 1.1 Comment 8 is the technology competence comment. You write the advice. No government artificial-intelligence memorandum was opened. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Advise an agency on generative AI in decision-making](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/advise-an-agency-on-generative-ai-in-decision-making.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record the step, the tool name if the file states one, the data named, and the person who signed. Write no sentence of advice to the agency.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not cite a policy that was not opened. The list uses the file and § 706.
- Information relating to the representation does not go into a public tool.

## Sources

- [5 U.S.C. § 706, Scope of review](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/706) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*