GUARD Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced
Summary
Would create university-led AI institutes focused on national security and defense. It would authorize the Secretary of Defense to award competitive financial assistance to at least one National Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence Institute hosted by an eligible institution, defined as a senior military college, to support research, testbeds, data sharing, and workforce development.
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- Senior military colleges and eligible hosts would be able to apply for competitive, merit-based awards lasting five years and renewable once.
- Researchers and universities would get funding to curate secure, privacy-protected public and private datasets and to develop sector-specific testbeds for evaluating AI systems.
- Students and workers would benefit from programs aimed at interdisciplinary AI education and workforce development in defense-related fields.
- Industry, startups, federal labs, and nonprofits would be able to partner with Institutes to access computing resources, engineering support, and pathways to translate research into defense applications.
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Defense AI institutes at U.S. colleges
The Department of Defense would be able to fund at least one AI research institute at an eligible U.S. college. Awards would run for five years and could be renewed once for another five years. Money could support secure datasets, AI testbeds, computing access, software help, research on defense challenges, outreach, and workforce training. All awards, including subgrants, would go only to U.S.-based recipients. Grants would be competitive and merit-based, and DoD could work with other federal agencies.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Nehls
TX • R
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/18/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/17/2025
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