A bill to require the Secretary of Defense assess and, as appropriate, implement open technical standards for digital content provenance, and for other purposes.

Key Points

• Requires the Defense Secretary to create a roadmap by June 1, 2026, for how the Defense Department could add “proof of origin” to its public photos, videos, and posts.
• Directs the Defense Department to review open standards that can show whether public-facing Defense media is real and unchanged, helping fight fake or altered content.
• Calls for clear roles across the military and a standard process for adding and checking content credentials on official public media.
• Asks the Defense Department to think through buying or building the needed tools, set ways to measure if they work, and estimate resources needed by fiscal year.
• Requires a briefing to Congress by July 1, 2026, on what’s feasible, what barriers exist, who has been consulted, and possible pilot projects.