,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjbd,ms4  
,/ev5s 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,slotk97        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 to e/abli% a pilot program to develop a
 tra9+ program t tea*es memb]s ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces to int]act ) digital in=mation 9 
a safe & responsible mann]1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,! ,/rategic ,homel&       
,in=mation ,education & ,le>n+ ,def5se  
,act ( #bjbd or ! ,,%ield ,act ( #bjbd4 
#b4 ,pilot program = digital in=mation  
tra9+ = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7     
,pilot program ,n lat] ?an #abj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all e/abli% a pilot
 program 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !   
pilot program7 to develop a tra9+       
program t tea*es memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
to int]act ) digital in=mation 9 a safe 
& responsible mann]4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,9   

c>ry+ out ! pilot program1 ! ,secret>y  
%all-- 7#a7 develop & c>ry out a        
curriculum t includes in/ruction on--   
7,a7 h[ to id5tify-- 7i7 fact-bas$      
j\rnalism2  7ii7 op9ion-bas$ j\rnalism2 
7iii7 dis9=mation2  7iv7 conspiracy     
!ories2 &  7v7 hate-bas$ ideologies1    
includ+ antisemitism & :ite supremacy2  
7,b7 h[ to assess ! cr$ibility ( digital
 news & o!r digital s\rces ( in=mation2 
7,c7 ! effects ( onl9e actions on !     
actor & o!rs1 includ+ ! effects ( po/+  
or %>+ p]sonal1 incorrect1 or bias-bas$ 
in=mation2  7,d7 ! importance ( protect+
 p]sonal in=mation & h[ to protect      
p]sonal in=mation ) respect to onl9e    
activities2  7,e7 h[ to recognize &     
avoid common in=mation-bas$ ?reats t    
c\ld h>m-- 7i7 an individual t>get$ by  
su* ?reats2  7ii7 ! prop]ty ( !         
individual2 or  7iii7 ! security1       
prop]ty1 or goals ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,def5se :5 ! individual is a memb] ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces2 &  7,f7 9 ! case t !       
individual is a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1  

me?odologies-- 7i7 t ! individual c use 
:5 locat+1 evaluat+1 & us+ digital      
in=mation2 &  7ii7 :i* are design$ r$uce
 insid] ?reats to1 & vuln]abilities (1 !
 ,arm$ ,=ces ) respect to conspiracy    
!ories & hate-bas$ ideology2  7#b7      
select z p>ticipants a geographically & 
demographically div]se sample ( memb]s (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 su* numb] z is necess>y
 to collect mean+ful fe$back ab\t !     
tra9+ program2 &  7#c7 use 9-p]son1     
virtual1 & hybrid tra9+ deliv]y me?ods 9
 equal am\nts4  7c7 ,t]m9ation ,!       
au?ority ( ,secret>y to c>ry out ! pilot
 program %all t]m9ate on ! date t is "o 
ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot program  
beg9s4  7d7 ,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out !
 pilot program1 ! ,secret>y may consult 
) organizations t specialize 9 tea*+ or 
provid+ in=mation to individuals ab\t   
int]act+ ) digital in=mation 9 a safe & 
responsible mann]4  7e7 ,survey ,aft] ! 
date on :i* ! pilot program t]m9ates    
pursuant to subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y 
%all survey p>ticipants & in/ructors to 

id5tify-- 7#a7 ways to improve ! tra9+  
program & curriculum2  7#b7 ways to     
improve p>ticipant engagem5t dur+ !     
tra9+ program2 &  7#c7 ! ext5t to :i*   
p>ticipants reta9$1 ov] "t1 ! in=mation 
taught dur+ ! tra9+ program4  7f7       
,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
t]m9ation ( ! pilot program1 ! ,secret>y
 %all submit to ! ,committees on ,arm$  
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives a report summ>iz+ !     
results ( ! pilot program1 includ+--    
7#a7 a comp>ison ( ! 9-p]son1 virtual1 &
 hybrid tra9+ deliv]y me?ods1 consid]+--
 7,a7 ! engagem5t ( p>ticipants dur+ !  
tra9+ program2  7,b7 ! ext5t to :i*     
p>ticipants reta9$1 ov] "t1 ! in=mation 
taught dur+ ! tra9+ program2 &  7,c7 o!r
 notable diff]5ces1 z det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y2  7#b7 a det]m9ation1 bas$ on 
su* comp>ison1 ab\t :i* tra9+ deliv]y   
me?od is mo/ effective = tea*+ !        
curriculum develop$ "u subsection       
7b77#a72  7#c7 a recomm5dation ab\t h[  
(t5 a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces %\ld be     

requir$ to att5d a p]man5t tra9+ program
 ab\t int]act+ ) digital in=mation 9 a  
safe & responsible mann]1 if e/abli%$1  
consid]+ ! ext5t to :i* p>ticipants ( ! 
pilot program reta9$ in=mation taught   
dur+ ! tra9+ program2 &  7#d7 a         
recomm5dation ab\t h[ (t5 ! curriculum (
 any su* p]man5t tra9+ program %\ld be  
updat$4