Bill · H.R. 3434· House(119-HR-3434)
Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/15/2025
- Last activity
- 5/15/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Sponsored by
- Pat Fallon
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 3
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act of 2025," establishes requirements for the procurement of cloud, data infrastructure, and foundation model solutions. It directs the Secretary of Defense to promote security, resiliency, and competition through mandatory competitive award processes. The Act aims to ensure the Government maintains exclusive rights to its data and prioritizes multi-cloud technology. Additionally, it instructs the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office to update regulations to protect government-furnished data from unauthorized use or training of commercial products. The bill also requires regular reporting to congressional defense committees regarding market competition and any granted exemptions.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?+7
The bill enhances data security and control over government-furnished data used in AI and cloud environments.
Does this put more rules on large technology companies?+6
The bill imposes new procurement and data usage restrictions on major cloud and foundation model providers.
Does this give people more control over their personal data?+5
The bill establishes protections to prevent government data from being used to train commercial AI products without authorization.
The opposite
Would billionaires be better off under this?-3
The bill introduces stricter regulations and competitive requirements that may impact large-scale tech providers.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Promotion of Competition and Small Business Opportunity: The Secretary of Defense is required to prioritize a competitive award process and mitigate barriers to entry faced by small businesses and nontraditional contractors (Section 2(b)(1) and 2(b)(3)(C)). This could allow smaller companies to compete more effectively against larger established providers.
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Data Security and Privacy: The bill mandates that government-furnished data cannot be used to train or improve commercial products without express authorization (Section 2(c)(1)). This ensures that sensitive government data is protected from being utilized for private commercial gain.
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Government Control Over Information: The Act requires that the Government maintains exclusive rights to access and use all Government data (Section 2(b)(2)).
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Increased Transparency: The Secretary of Defense is required to make annual reports regarding competition, innovation, and market power available to the public (Section 2(d)(1) and 2(d)(2)). This allows citizens to see how the market for AI and cloud services is performing within the defense sector.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Risk of Security Exceptions: The bill allows component acquisition executives to issue exemptions to data protection rules if they determine it is necessary for national security (Section 2(c)(4)(A)). This could potentially lead to exceptions in how government data is handled.
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Potential National Security Risks in Technology Use: While the bill prioritizes multi-cloud technology, it allows for an exception if doing so presents a substantial danger to national security (Section 2(b)(3)(D)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Education And Technology
- Increases Big Tech Regulation+6Improves Data Privacy+5Improves Intellectual Property Fairness+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5Increases Federal Power+3
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Cybersecurity Defense+7
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+3Good For Billionaires-3
- 8/15/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/15/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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