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

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 Defense, the military components, and field activities of the Department;

identify strategic objectives relating to securing and authenticating public-facing digital content;

describe relevant roles and responsibilities across military departments and components of the Department;

explore the establishment of standardized processes to enable embedding and verification of content credentials in appropriate public-facing Department media;

outline potential acquisition approaches for supporting technologies and solutions;

develop metrics, as appropriate, to assess the effectiveness, reliability, and scalability of digital content provenance technologies;

establish an engagement mechanism for coordination with relevant stakeholders, including federally funded research and development centers, industry, and academia, to align efforts with evolving best practices and technical capabilities; and

establish notional milestones and resource needs, disaggregated by fiscal year, to inform longer-term planning.

initial findings regarding feasibility, opportunities, and potential barriers;

stakeholder engagement to date; and

any planned next steps or pilot efforts under consideration.