119-s2604

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2604 Introduced in Senate

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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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