A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish the Artificial General Intelligence Steering Committee, and for other purposes.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (31 Jul 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
What this bill does
S. 2604 would require the Secretary of Defense to establish, by April 1, 2026, an Artificial General Intelligence Steering Committee within the Department of Defense. The committee would be co-chaired by the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and would include senior military and civilian officials from across the services, acquisition, research, intelligence, and financial offices, along with representatives from defense innovation centers. Its duties would include assessing the technological trajectory toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), evaluating adversaries' progress in this area, analyzing military applications of AGI, and developing a Department-wide adoption strategy covering funding mechanisms, ethical guardrails, measurable goals, and public-private partnerships, as well as strategies to counter adversarial use of AGI.
The bill primarily affects the Department of Defense's organizational structure and planning processes, directing senior defense leaders to coordinate on AGI policy. It does not create new programs outside DOD or regulate the private sector directly, though the strategy developed could later shape defense contracting and partnerships with industry and academia.
The committee would be required to submit an unclassified report (with a possible classified annex) to congressional defense committees by January 31, 2027, with the unclassified portion made public. The committee's authority would expire on December 31, 2027. The bill was introduced on July 31, 2025, and referred to the Senate Committee on Armed Services, where it awaits further action before any vote by the full Senate.
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Timeline
31 Jul 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Common questions
- What does S. 2604 do?
- S. 2604 would require the Secretary of Defense to establish, by April 1, 2026, an Artificial General Intelligence Steering Committee within the Department of Defense. The committee would be co-chaired by the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and would include senior military and civilian officials from across the services, acquisition, research, intelligence, and financial offices, along with representatives from defense innovation centers. Its duties would include assessing the technological trajectory toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), evaluating adversaries' progress in this area, analyzing military applications of AGI, and developing a Department-wide adoption strategy covering funding mechanisms, ethical guardrails, measurable goals, and public-private partnerships, as well as strategies to counter adversarial use of AGI. The bill primarily affects the Department of Defense's organizational structure and planning processes, directing senior defense leaders to coordinate on AGI policy. It does not create new programs outside DOD or regulate the private sector directly, though the strategy developed could later shape defense contracting and partnerships with industry and academia. The committee would be required to submit an unclassified report (with a possible classified annex) to congressional defense committees by January 31, 2027, with the unclassified portion made public. The committee's authority would expire on December 31, 2027. The bill was introduced on July 31, 2025, and referred to the Senate Committee on Armed Services, where it awaits further action before any vote by the full Senate.
- Has S. 2604 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2604. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2604?
- S. 2604 was sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 2604?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (31 Jul 2025).
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