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,s4 #cejd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ac1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,pet]s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a
 c\rse ( education & pilot program on   
au!ntication ( digital cont5t prov5ance 
= c]ta9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se m$ia cont5t1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,digital ,def5se  
,cont5t ,prov5ance ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4   
,c\rse ( education & pilot program on   
au!ntication ( digital cont5t prov5ance 
= c]ta9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se m$ia cont5t 
7a7 ,c\rse ( education  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !     
,def5se ,m$ia ,activity1 %all e/abli% a 
c\rse ( education at ! ,def5se          
,in=mation ,s*ool1 ! purpose ( :i* %all 
be to provide in/ruction on ! 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       
missions & op]ations ( ! ,dep>tm5t by a 
digital cont5t =g]y4  7,c7 ,h[ indu/ry  
op5 te*nical /&>ds may be us$ to        
au!nticate ! digital cont5t prov5ance ( 
applicable ,dep>tm5t m$ia cont5t4  7#b7 
,matt]s ,! c\rse ( education "u p>agraph
 7#a7 %all cov] ! foll[+ matt]s3 7,a7 ,!
 *all5ges to missions & op]ations ( !   
,dep>tm5t pos$ by a digital cont5t =g]y4
  7,b7 ,! developm5t ( indu/ry op5      
te*nical /&>ds = au!nticat+ ! digital   
cont5t prov5ance ( applicable ,dep>tm5t 
m$ia cont5t4  7,c7 ,h&s-on tra9+ on     
te*niques to record secure & au!nticat$ 
digital cont5t to docum5t & communicate 
relevant !mes & messages ( ! ,dep>tm5t4 
7,d7 ,tra9+ on-- 7i7 ! use ( indu/ry op5
 te*nical /&>ds = au!nticat+ digital    
cont5t prov5ance 9 ! completion (       
po/-production tasks2 &  7ii7 !         
transmission ( applicable ,dep>tm5t m$ia

 cont5t 9 bo? op]ational & nonop]ational
 environm5ts4  7,e7 ,su* o!r matt]s z ! 
,director ( ! ,def5se ,m$ia ,activity   
consid]s appropriate4  7#c7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !         
e/abli%m5t ( ! c\rse ( education "u     
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,director ( ! ,def5se  
,m$ia ,activity %all submit to !        
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report on
 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! /atus ( ! developm5t 
( a curriculum = su* c\rse ( education4 
7,b7 ,! implem5tation plan ( ! ,director
 = su* c\rse ( education1 includ+ !     
foll[+3 7i7 ,! exp]tise & qualifications
 ( ! p]sonnel ( ! ,dep>tm5t responsible 
= tea*+ su* c\rse ( education4  7ii7 ,! 
li/ ( s\rces consult$ or o!rwise us$ to 
develop ! curriculum = su* c\rse (      
education4  7iii7 ,a description ( !    
indu/ry op5 te*nical /&>ds ref]r$ to 9  
p>agraph 7#a77;,c74  7iv7 ,! /atus ( !  
implem5tation ( su* 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   
7b7 ,pilot program on implem5t+ digital 
cont5t prov5ance /&>ds  7#a7 ,pilot     
program ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( ! 
,def5se ,m$ia ,activity %all c>ry out a 
pilot program to assess ! feasibility & 
advisability ( implem5t+ indu/ry op5    
te*nical /&>ds = digital cont5t         
prov5ance = (ficial photographs & videos
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se publicly       
releas$ by ! ,def5se ,visual ,in=mation 
,di/ribution ,s]vice1 or any successor  
op]ation1 & o!r di/ribution plat=ms1    
sy/ems1 & s]vices us$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se 79 ?is subsection ref]r$ to z ! 
pilot program74  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,9 c>ry+ 
out ! pilot program1 ! ,director ( !    
,def5se ,m$ia ,activity %all-- 7,a7     
e/abli% a process = us+ indu/ry op5     
te*nical /&>ds to v]ify ! digital cont5t
 prov5ance ( applicable ,dep>tm5t m$ia  
cont5t2  7,b7 apply te*nology solutions 
t comport ) indu/ry op5 te*nical /&>d = 

digital cont5t prov5ance to photographs 
& videos ( ! ,dep>tm5t publicly releas$ 
z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7,c7 assess !  
feasibility & advisability ( apply+ an  
indu/ry op5 te*nical /&>d = digital     
cont5t prov5ance to hi/orical visual    
in=mation records ( ! ,dep>tm5t /or$ at 
! ,def5se ,visual ,in=mation ,records   
,c5t]2 &  7,d7 develop & apply measure (
 effectiv5ess = ! implem5tation ( !     
pilot program4  7#c7 ,consultation ,9   
c>ry+ out ! pilot program1 ! ,director (
 ! ,def5se ,m$ia ,activity may consult )
 f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t      
c5t]s1 entities )9 private indu/ry1     
in/itutions ( high] education1 & su* o!r
 entities z ! ,director consid]s        
appropriate4  7#d7 ,t]m9ation ,! pilot  
program %all t]m9ate on ,janu>y #a1     
#bjbg4  7#e7 ,report  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n  
lat] ?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf1 ! ,director 
( ! ,def5se ,m$ia ,activity %all submit 
to ! ,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a    

report on ! pilot program4  7,b7        
,elem5ts ,! report "u subp>agraph 7,a7  
%all include ! foll[+3 7i7 ,! f9d+s ( ! 
,director ) respect to ! pilot program4 
7ii7 ,! "n ( ea* entity ! ,director     
consult$ ) pursuant to p>agraph 7#c7 9  
c>ry+ out ! pilot program4  7iii7 ,an   
assessm5t by ! ,director ( !            
effectiv5ess ( ! pilot program4  7iv7 ,a
 recomm5dation by ! ,director z to :e!r 
! pilot program %\ld be made p]man5t4   
7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! 
t]m applicable ,dep>tm5t m$ia cont5t    
means any m$ia hold+ 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*niques1 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 ( an image1 video1     
audio record+1 electronic docum5t1 or   
o!r =m ( digital cont5t4