119-hr5466

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5466 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5466

To authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish a National Security 
 and Defense Artificial Intelligence Institute, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 18, 2025

 Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Fallon, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Nehls, 
 and Mr. Williams of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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 A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish a National Security 
 and Defense Artificial Intelligence Institute, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Growing University AI Research for 
Defense Act'' or the ``GUARD Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
 INSTITUTE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may establish at least 
one National Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence Institute 
(referred to in this section as an ``Institute'') at an eligible host 
institution.

    (b) Institute Described.--A National Security and Defense 
Artificial Intelligence Institute referred to in subsection

    (a) is an 
artificial intelligence research institute that--

    (1) is focused on a cross-cutting challenge or foundational 
 science for artificial intelligence systems in the national 
 security and defense sector;

    (2) establishes partnerships among public and private 
 organizations, including, as appropriate, Federal agencies, 
 institutions of higher education, including community colleges, 
 nonprofit research organizations, Federal laboratories, State, 
 local, and Tribal governments, and industry, including the 
 Defense Industrial Base and startup companies;

    (3) has the potential to create an innovation ecosystem, or 
 enhance existing ecosystems, to translate Institute research 
 into applications and products used to enhance national 
 security and defense capabilities;

    (4) supports interdisciplinary research and development 
 across multiple institutions of higher education and 
 organizations; and

    (5) supports workforce development in artificial 
 intelligence related disciplines in the United States.
            (c) Financial Assistance Authorized.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may seek to award 
 financial assistance to an eligible host institution, or 
 consortia thereof, to establish and support one or more 
 Institutes.

    (2) Use of funds.--Financial assistance awarded under 
 paragraph

    (1) may be used by an Institute for--
        (A) managing and making available to researchers 
 accessible, curated, standardized, secure, and privacy 
 protected data sets from the public and private sectors 
 for the purposes of training and testing artificial 
 intelligence systems and for research using artificial 
 intelligence systems with regard to national security 
 and defense;
        (B) developing and managing testbeds for artificial 
 intelligence systems, including sector-specific test 
 beds, designed to enable users to evaluate artificial 
 intelligence systems prior to deployment;
            (C) conducting research and education activities 
 involving artificial intelligence systems to solve 
 challenges with national security implications;
            (D) providing or brokering access to computing 
 resources, networking, and data facilities for 
 artificial intelligence research and development 
 relevant to the Institute's research goals;
        (E) providing technical assistance to users, 
 including software engineering support, for artificial 
 intelligence research and development relevant to the 
 Institute's research goals;
        (F) engaging in outreach and engagement to broaden 
 participation in artificial intelligence research and 
 the artificial intelligence workforce; and
        (G) such other activities as may determined by the 
 Secretary of Defense.

    (3) Duration.--Financial assistance under paragraph

    (1) shall be awarded for a five-year period, and may be renewed for 
 not more than one additional five-year period.

    (4) Application for financial assistance.--A eligible host 
 institution or consortia thereof seeking financial assistance 
 under paragraph

    (1) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an 
 application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
 information as the Secretary may require.

    (5) Competitive, merit review.--In awarding financial 
 assistance under paragraph

    (1) , the Secretary of Defense shall 
 use a competitive, merit-based review process.

    (6) Collaboration.--In awarding financial assistance under 
 paragraph

    (1) , the Secretary of Defense may collaborate other 
 departments and agencies of the Federal Government with 
 missions that relate to or have the potential to be affected by 
 the national security implications of artificial intelligence 
 systems.

    (7) Limitation.--No financial assistance authorized in this 
 section shall be awarded to an entity outside of the United 
 States. All recipients of financial assistance under this 
 section, including subgrantees, shall be based in the United 
 States and shall meet such other eligibility criteria as may be 
 established by the Secretary of Defense.
            (d) === Definition. ===
-In this section, the term ``eligible host 
institution'' means a senior military college (as defined in 

section 2111a

    (f) of title 10, United States Code).
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