A bill to require the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs to provide a briefing on the status of establishing a course of education on authentication of digital content provenance and a briefing on a pilot program on authentication of digital content provenance, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 20, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
This bill requires the Department of Defense to provide Congress with two briefings about its efforts to combat misinformation in military media. Within 60 days of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization act becoming law, the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs must brief congressional armed services committees on progress establishing an educational course on verifying the authenticity of digital content and the status of a pilot program testing technology to verify Defense Department media. The briefings must address curriculum development status, any resource constraints or challenges facing these initiatives, and the Pentagon's efforts to identify industry standards for authenticating digital content. The bill does not authorize any new funding but requires existing Defense Department resources to support these reporting requirements and the underlying authentication and education programs. This legislation aims to help the military address deepfakes and false information in an increasingly digital information environment.
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