A bill to require the Secretary of Defense assess and, as appropriate, implement open technical standards for digital content provenance, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense assess and, as appropriate, implement open technical standards for digital content provenance, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Defense, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section idfda27ba387bc4c669b8d221a77e056c1: 1. Roadmap for advancing digital content provenance standards Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a roadmap to guide potential...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop a roadmap for adopting digital content provenance standards to authenticate and secure publicly released Department of Defense digital media
Key Policy Areas
National Defense, Cybersecurity, Information Integrity
Primary Purpose
Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop a roadmap for adopting digital content provenance standards to authenticate and secure publicly released Department of Defense digital media
Policy Domains
Digital content provenance roadmap for the Department of Defense
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Defense public affairs operations
- Content provenance technology companies
- Federally funded research and development centers
- General public (protected from manipulated DoD media)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Defense (roadmap development and future technology acquisition)
- Military departments and components (implementation burden)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Gary C. Peters
D-MI | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Ernst) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The verifiable history and origin of a digital asset, including information about its creation, ownership, and modifications over time
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