; (C) assess the feasibility and advisability of applying an industry open technical standard for digital content provenance to historical visual information records of the Department stored at the Defense Visual Information Records Center; and (D) develop and apply measure of effectiveness for the implementation of the pilot program. (3) Consultation In carrying out the pilot program, the Director of the Defense Media Activity may consult with federally funded research and development centers, entities within private industry, institutions of higher education, and such other entities as the Director considers appropriate. (4) Termination The pilot program shall terminate on January 1, 2027. (5) Report (A) In general Not later than January 1, 2026, the Director of the Defense Media Activity shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the pilot program. (B) Elements The report under subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) The findings of the Director with respect to the pilot program. (ii) The name of each entity the Director consulted with pursuant to paragraph (3) in carrying out the pilot program. (iii) An assessment by the Director of the effectiveness of the pilot program. (iv) A recommendation by the Director as to whether the pilot program should be made permanent. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term applicable Department media content means any media holding generated, stored, or controlled by the Defense Media Activity. (2) The term digital content forgery means the use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, to fabricate or manipulate audio, visual, or text content with the intent to mislead. (3) The term digital content provenance means the verifiable chronology of the origin and history of an image, video, audio recording, electronic document, or other form of digital content.