,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aj1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,pet]s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !
 ,director ( ! ,def5se ,m$ia ,activity  
to e/abli% a c\rse ( education on       
digital cont5t prov5ance & to c>ry out a
 pilot program on implem5t+ digital     
cont5t prov5ance /&>ds1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,digital ,def5se ,cont5t   
,prov5ance ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se digital cont5t prov5ance  7a7 
,brief+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,def5se ,m$ia     
,activity 7,,dma7 %all provide to !     
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate 
& ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a brief+ on     
develop+ a c\rse ( education at !       
,def5se ,in=mation ,s*ool 7,,d9fos7 to  
tea* ! practical concepts & skills ne$$ 

by ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se public affairs1  
audiovisual1 visual in=mation1 & records
 managem5t speciali/s4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,!
 brief+ provid$ pursuant to p>agraph    
7#a7 %all cov] ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!        
exp]tise & qualifications ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
p]sonnel :o w be responsible = tea*+ !  
propos$ c\rse ( education4  7,b7 ,! li/ 
( s\rces t w be consult$ & us$ to       
develop ! propos$ curriculum = ! c\rse (
 education4  7,c7 ,a description ( !    
indu/ry op5 te*nical /&>ds "u subsection
 7b77#a77;,c74  7,d7 ,! /atus ( !       
implem5tation ( ! c\rse ( education4    
7b7 ,c\rse ( education requir$  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !   
,def5se ,m$ia ,activity %all e/abli% a  
c\rse ( education at ! ,def5se          
,in=mation ,s*ool to tea* ! practical   
concepts & skills ne$$ by public        
affairs1 audiovisual1 visual in=mation1 
& records managem5t speciali/s to und]/&
 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,digital cont5t        
prov5ance = applicable ,dep>tm5t m$ia   

cont5t4  7,b7 ,! *all5ges pos$ to       
,dep>tm5t missions & op]ations by a     
digital cont5t =g]y4  7,c7 ,h[ exi/+    
indu/ry op5 te*nical /&>ds may be us$ to
 au!nticate ! digital cont5t prov5ance (
 applicable ,dep>tm5t m$ia cont5t4  7#b7
 ,matt]s cov]$ ,! c\rse ( education     
e/abli%$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
cov] ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! *all5ges to     
,dep>tm5t missions & op]ations pos$ by a
 digital cont5t =g]y4  7,b7 ,!          
developm5t ( indu/ry op5 te*nical /&>ds 
= v]ify+ ! digital cont5t prov5ance (   
applicable ,dep>tm5t m$ia cont5t4  7,c7 
,h&s-on tra9+ te*niques = captur+ secure
 & au!nticat$ digital cont5t = docum5t+ 
& communicat+ ,dep>tm5t !mes & messages4
  7,d7 ,tra9+ = complet+ po/-production 
tasks by us+ indu/ry op5 te*nical /&>ds 
= digital cont5t prov5ance & transmitt+ 
applicable ,dep>tm5t m$ia cont5t 9 bo?  
op]ational & nonop]ational environm5ts4 
7,e7 ,su* o!r matt]s z ! ,director      
consid]s appropriate4  7#c7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !         

e/abli%m5t ( ! c\rse requir$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a71 ! ,director %all provide !        
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate 
& ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
foll[+3  7,a7 ,! /atus ( ! developm5t ( 
a curriculum to c>ry out ! c\rse (      
education requir$ by p>agraph 7#a74     
7,b7 ,! implem5tation plan ( ! ,director
 = su* c\rse ( education1 includ+ !     
foll[+3  7i7 ,! exp]tise &              
qualifications ( ! ,dep>tm5t p]sonnel   
responsible = tea*+ ! c\rse ( education4
  7ii7 ,! li/ ( s\rces consult$ & us$ to
 develop ! curriculum = ! c\rse (       
education4  7iii7 ,a description ( !    
indu/ry op5 te*nical /&>ds "u subsection
 7b77#a77;,c74  7iv7 ,! /atus ( !       
implem5tation ( ! c\rse ( education4    
7,c7 ,! res\rces available to !         
,director to c>ry out ?is subsection &  
:e!r ! ,director requires any additional
 res\rces to c>ry out ?is subsection4   
7c7 ,pilot program on implem5t+ digital 
cont5t prov5ance /&>ds  7#a7 ,pilot     

program requir$ ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,director %all comm5ce a pilot program  
to assess ! feasibility & advisability (
 implem5t+ indu/ry op5 te*nical /&>ds = 
digital cont5t prov5ance = (ficial      
,dep>tm5t photographic & video visual   
docum5tation t is publicly releas$ by ! 
,def5se ,visual ,in=mation ,di/ribution 
,s]vice 7,,dvids7 & o!r di/ribution     
plat=ms1 sy/ems1 & s]vices us$ by !     
,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,9 c>ry+ out !
 pilot program requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71
 ! ,director %all-- 7,a7 e/abli% a      
process = us+ indu/ry op5 te*nical /&>ds
 = v]ify+ ! digital cont5t prov5ance (  
applicable ,dep>tm5t m$ia cont5t2  7,b7 
apply te*nology solutions on photographs
 & videos ( ! ,dep>tm5t publicly releas$
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1
 t comport ) indu/ry op5 te*nical /&>d =
 digital cont5t prov5ance2  7,c7 assess 
! feasibility & advisability ( apply+ an
 indu/ry op5 te*nical /&>d = digital    
cont5t prov5ance on hi/orical visual    

in=mation records ( ! ,dep>tm5t /or$ at 
! ,def5se ,visual ,in=mation ,records   
,c5t]2 &  7,d7 develop & apply measure (
 effectiv5ess = ! execution ( ! pilot   
program4  7#c7 ,consultation ,9 c>ry+   
out ! pilot program requir$ by p>agraph 
7#a71 ! ,director may consult ) f$]ally 
fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]s1 private
 indu/ry1 academia1 & su* o!rs z !      
,director consid]s appropriate4  7#d7   
,t]m9ation ,! pilot program c>ri$ out   
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 %all t]m9ate  
on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbg4  7#e7 ,report     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #a1   
#bjbf1 ! ,director %all submit to !     
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate 
& ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
pilot program4  7,b7 ,cont5ts ,! report 
submitt$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7   
%all include ! foll[+3 7i7 ,! f9d+s ( ! 
,director ) respect to ! pilot program4 
7ii7 ,! names ( all entities ! ,director
 consult$ ) 9 c>ry+ out ! pilot program 
z au?oriz$ "u p>agraph 7#c74  7iii7     

,assessm5t ( ! effectiv5ess ( ! pilot4  
7iv7 ,a recomm5dation z to :e!r ! pilot 
program %\ld be made p]man5t4  7d7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m
 applicable ,dep>tm5t m$ia cont5t means 
! m$ia hold+s g5]at$1 /or$1 or controll$
 by ! ,def5se ,m$ia ,activity4  7#b7 ,! 
t]m digital cont5t =g]y means ! use (   
em]g+ te*nologies1 includ+ artificial   
intellig5ce & ma*9e le>n+ te*niques to  
fabricate or manipulate audio1 visual1  
or text cont5t ) ! int5t to mislead4    
7#c7 ,! t]m digital cont5t prov5ance    
means ! v]ifiable *ronology ( ! orig9 & 
hi/ory ( a piece ( digital cont5t1 su* z
 an image1 video1 audio record+1 or     
electronic docum5t4