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119-s-2604119th Congress

A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish the Artificial General Intelligence Steering Committee, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Senator Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

Introduced

Summary

Would create an Artificial General Intelligence Steering Committee inside the Department of Defense to map AGI development, set ethical and policy guardrails, and plan defenses against adversarial AGI. It would be established by April 1, 2026 and would terminate on December 31, 2027.

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  • Senior Pentagon leaders would co-chair and staff the committee, bringing together top military, acquisition, research, intelligence, and AI officials to centralize AGI planning across the department.
  • The committee would examine adoption paths and recommend resources and new funding tools, including purchase commitments, financing arrangements, and loan or loan guarantees to speed technology transition with industry and research partners.
  • It would assess adversary AGI trajectories, analyze military applications, and develop counter-AGI options. The committee would report its findings to congressional defense committees with an unclassified public portion and a possible classified annex.

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DoD Artificial General Intelligence Committee

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to create an Artificial General Intelligence Steering Committee by April 1, 2026. The committee would be made up of senior DoD leaders, service vice chiefs, key under secretaries, the DoD Chief Digital and AI Officer, and other representatives the Secretary chooses. It would study current and emerging AI models and enabling technologies that could lead to artificial general intelligence. It would assess adversaries' AI progress, analyze military applications and risks, and develop a Department adoption strategy with ethical guardrails and measurable goals. The committee could identify resource options like purchase commitments, loans, financing, and public-private transition plans. The Deputy Secretary would send an unclassified report to congressional defense committees by January 31, 2027, make the unclassified portion public, and the committee would end on December 31, 2027.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

SD • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 11/20/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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