# 119-s-2604: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish the Artificial General Intelligence Steering Committee, and for other purposes.

119-s-2604, A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish the Artificial General Intelligence Steering Committee, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2604
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish the Artificial General Intelligence Steering Committee, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- DoD Artificial General Intelligence Committee: benefit, medium. 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 Se…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2604 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2604)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2604 (as of 2026-04-21).