GUARD Act of 2025
Senate Committee Reviews GUARD Act to Fund Pentagon AI Research Hubs at U.S. Universities
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Introduced in Senate
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GUARD Act of 2025
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