GUARD Act of 2025

This bill would allow the Secretary of Defense to set up one or more National Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence Institutes at universities that do Defense Department research or at senior military colleges. The institutes would research artificial intelligence for national security, build partnerships with government, schools, and industry, and support AI workforce training. The Secretary could give financial awards through a competitive, merit-based process for five years, renewable once for another five years. Funds could be used for data sets, testing systems, research, computing access, technical help, and outreach. Only recipients based in the United States could receive funds.

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Sponsors

• John Cornyn Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors