[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2604 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2604
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish the Artificial General
Intelligence Steering Committee, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 31, 2025
Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish the Artificial General
Intelligence Steering Committee, 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. ARTIFICIAL GENERAL INTELLIGENCE STEERING COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish a steering committee on
artificial general intelligence.
(2) Designation.--The steering committee established
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Artificial
General Intelligence Steering Committee'' (in this section the
``Steering Committee'').
(b) Membership.--The Steering Committee shall be composed of the
following:
(1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(2) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(3) The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, the Vice Chief of
Staff of Naval Operations, the Assistant Commandant of the
Marine Corps, the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the
Vice Chief of Space Operations, and the Vice Chief of the
National Guard Bureau.
(4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment.
(5) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering.
(6) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and
Security.
(7) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief
Financial Officer.
(8) Such representatives from the military departments as
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(9) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer
of the Department of Defense.
(10) Representatives of such innovation centers within the
defense innovation ecosystem as the Secretary of Defense
determines appropriate.
(11) Representatives of such other organizations and
elements of the Department of Defense as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
(c) Co-Chairpersons.--The Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall serve as the Co-
Chairpersons of the Steering Committee.
(d) Responsibilities.--The Steering Committee shall be responsible
for--
(1) analyzing the current trajectory of artificial
intelligence models and enabling technologies that would
support achievement of artificial general intelligence,
including--
(A) current and emerging models, including frontier
and world models;
(B) agentic algorithms;
(C) neuromorphic computing;
(D) cognitive science applications for algorithm or
model development;
(E) infrastructure needs;
(F) new or emerging microelectronics designs or
architectures; and
(G) such other technology disciplines as the
Steering Committee determines appropriate;
(2) assess the technological, operational, and doctrinal
trajectory of adversaries of the United States towards the goal
of achieving an artificial general intelligence;
(3) analyzing the military applications and implications of
artificial general intelligence for the Department;
(4) developing a strategy for the Department adoption of
artificial general intelligence, including--
(A) articulation of ethical and policy guardrails;
(B) required resources, including through the use
of new or novel funding mechanisms like purchase
commitments, financing arrangements, or loans or loan
guarantees;
(C) measurable goals; and
(D) mechanisms available for transition or adoption
through public-private partnerships; and
(5) analyzing the threat landscape emanating from
adversarial use of artificial general intelligence and
developing options and counter-artificial general intelligence
strategies to defend against such use.
(e) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 31, 2027, the
Deputy Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the findings of the Steering Committee
with respect to the matters covered by subsection (d).
(2) Form of report.--The report submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
(3) Public availability.--The Deputy Secretary shall make
available to the public the unclassified portion of the report
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).
(f) Sunset.--The requirements and authorities of this section shall
terminate on December 31, 2027.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``artificial general intelligence'' means
artificial intelligence-capable systems with the potential to
match or exceed human intelligence across most cognitive tasks,
distinct from narrow artificial intelligence systems designed
for specific tasks in defined domains.
(2) The term ``innovation ecosystem'' means a regionally
based network of private sector, academic, and government
institutions in a network of formal and informal institutional
relationships that contribute to technological and economic
development in a defined technology sector or sectors.
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