S4600-118

1. Briefing on course of education and pilot program on authentication of digital content provenance for certain Department of Defense media content Section 1524 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended— in subsection (a)— by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2025, the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of establishing the course of education under paragraph (1). The briefing under subparagraph (A) shall cover the following: The status of the Department with regards to developing the curriculum for the course of education. Any initial resource constraints or other challenges that may be affecting the development of the course of education. Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. in subsection (b)— by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5): Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the pilot program required by paragraph (1). The briefing under subparagraph (A) shall cover the following: The actions taken by the Director of the Defense Media Activity to identify an industry open technical standard to pilot to verify the media content of the Department. Any resource constraints or other challenges, either budgetary, personnel, or policy, that would hamper successful implementation of the pilot program. Any business processes or strategic planning the Department has established to fulfill implementation of the pilot program. Any other matters as the Director considers appropriate. (3)Interim briefing(A)In generalNot later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2025, the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of establishing the course of education under paragraph (1).(B)ElementsThe briefing under subparagraph (A) shall cover the following:(i)The status of the Department with regards to developing the curriculum for the course of education.(ii)Any initial resource constraints or other challenges that may be affecting the development of the course of education.(iii)Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.; and (5)Interim briefing(A)In generalNot later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the pilot program required by paragraph (1).(B)ElementsThe briefing under subparagraph (A) shall cover the following:(i)The actions taken by the Director of the Defense Media Activity to identify an industry open technical standard to pilot to verify the media content of the Department.(ii)Any resource constraints or other challenges, either budgetary, personnel, or policy, that would hamper successful implementation of the pilot program.(iii)Any business processes or strategic planning the Department has established to fulfill implementation of the pilot program.(iv)Any other matters as the Director considers appropriate..