# 119-s-3563: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense assess and, as appropriate, implement open technical standards for digital content provenance, and for other purposes.

119-s-3563, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense assess and, as appropriate, implement open technical standards for digital content provenance, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3563
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense assess and, as appropriate, implement open technical standards for digital content provenance, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Adopt open technical standards for digital content provenance across the Department of Defense.** The bill would require the Secretary of Defense to develop, by June 1, 2026, a roadmap to guide possible adoption and integration of open standards that show the verifiable history and origin of digital assets, including creation, ownership, and modifications. - Military departments and field activities would get a roadmap that identifies and assesses current and proposed standards, sets strategic objectives, and describes roles and responsibilities for securing and authenticating public-facing DoD media. - The roadmap must describe processes to embed and verify content credentials, outline acquisition approaches, and develop metrics to judge effectiveness, reliability, and scalability. - It would establish an engagement mechanism with industry, academia, and federally funded research and development centers and require a briefing to congressional defense committees by July 1, 2026 on feasibility, stakeholder outreach, and planned next steps.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Defense Department plan for digital media provenance: benefit, low. This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a roadmap by June 1, 2026 for adopting open technical standards for digital content provenance across the Department. The roadmap would identify and assess open standards, set strategic objectives, describe roles and responsibilities acros…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3563 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3563)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3563 (as of 2026-04-21).