,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cefc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ah1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,ms4 
,ernst7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense assess and1 as appropriate1    
implement open technical standards for  
digital content provenance1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,roadmap for       
advancing digital content provenance    
standards  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than ,june #a1 #bjbf1 the ,secretary of 
,defense shall develop a roadmap to     
guide potential future adoption and     
integration of digital content          
provenance capabilities across the      
,department of ,defense4  7b7 ,elements 
,the roadmap developed pursuant to      
subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 identify and
 assess current and proposed open       
technical standards for digital content 
provenance that could be applied to     

publicly released digital media assets  
produced by the ,department of ,defense1
 the military components1 and field     
activities of the ,department2  7#b7    
identify strategic objectives relating  
to securing and authenticating          
public-facing digital content2  7#c7    
describe relevant roles and             
responsibilities across military        
departments and components of the       
,department2  7#d7 explore the          
establishment of standardized processes 
to enable embedding and verification of 
content credentials in appropriate      
public-facing ,department media2  7#e7  
outline potential acquisition approaches
 for supporting technologies and        
solutions2  7#f7 develop metrics1 as    
appropriate1 to assess the              
effectiveness1 reliability1 and         
scalability of digital content          
provenance technologies2  7#g7 establish
 an engagement mechanism for            
coordination with relevant stakeholders1
 including federally funded research and

 development centers1 industry1 and     
academia1 to align efforts with evolving
 best practices and technical           
capabilities2 and  7#h7 establish       
notional milestones and resource needs1 
disaggregated by fiscal year1 to inform 
longer-term planning4  7c7 ,briefing to 
,congress ,not later than ,july #a1     
#bjbf1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall 
provide the congressional defense       
committees 7as defined in section       
#aja7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states  
,code7 a briefing on the ,department's  
roadmap for adopting digital content    
provenance standards4 ,the briefing     
should address-- 7#a7 initial findings  
regarding feasibility1 opportunities1   
and potential barriers2  7#b7           
stakeholder engagement to date2 and     
7#c7 any planned next steps or pilot    
efforts under consideration4  7d7       
,definition of digital content          
provenance ,in this section1 the term   
digital content provenance means the    
verifiable history and origin of a      

digital asset1 including information    
about its creation1 ownership1 and      
modifications over time4