GUARD Act of 2025

Key Points

• This bill lets the Defense Department set up 1 or more AI research institutes focused on military and national security needs.
• It would fund U.S.-based colleges and partners to share secure data, build testing sites, and give researchers computing power to develop and check AI tools before use.
• It pushes partnerships between schools, federal labs, companies (including startups), and state and local governments so research turns into real defense products faster.
• Grants would last 5 years and could be renewed once (up to 10 years total), and winners would be chosen through a competitive review.
• It also aims to train more U.S. workers in AI, and blocks funding for organizations based outside the United States.