,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bfjd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ca1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,rounds introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,defense to establish the ,artificial ,general ,intelligence ,steering ,committee1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,artificial ,general ,intelligence ,steering ,committee 7a7 ,establishment 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than ,april #a1 #bjbf1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall establish a steering committee on artificial general intelligence4 7#b7 ,designation ,the steering committee established pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall be known as the ,artificial ,general ,intelligence ,steering ,committee 7in this section the ,steering ,committee74 7b7 ,membership ,the ,steering ,committee shall be composed of the following3 7#a7 ,the ,deputy ,secretary of ,defense4 7#b7 ,the ,vice ,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff4 7#c7 ,the ,vice ,chief of ,staff of the ,army1 the ,vice ,chief of ,staff of ,naval ,operations1 the ,assistant ,commandant of the ,marine ,corps1 the ,vice ,chief of ,staff of the ,air ,force1 the ,vice ,chief of ,space ,operations1 and the ,vice ,chief of the ,national ,guard ,bureau4 7#d7 ,the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,acquisition and ,sustainment4 7#e7 ,the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,research and ,engineering4 7#f7 ,the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,intelligence and ,security4 7#g7 ,the ,under ,secretary of ,defense 7,comptroller7_/,chief ,financial ,officer4 7#h7 ,such representatives from the military departments as the ,secretary considers appropriate4 7#i7 ,the ,chief ,digital and ,artificial ,intelligence ,officer of the ,department of ,defense4 7#aj7 ,representatives of such innovation centers within the defense innovation ecosystem as the ,secretary of ,defense determines appropriate4 7#aa7 ,representatives of such other organizations and elements of the ,department of ,defense as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7c7 ,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 ,committee4 7d7 ,responsibilities ,the ,steering ,committee shall be responsible for-- 7#a7 analyzing the current trajectory of artificial intelligence models and enabling technologies that would support achievement of artificial general intelligence1 including-- 7,a7 current and emerging models1 including frontier and world models2 7,b7 agentic algorithms2 7,c7 neuromorphic computing2 7,d7 cognitive science applications for algorithm or model development2 7,e7 infrastructure needs2 7,f7 new or emerging microelectronics designs or architectures2 and 7,g7 such other technology disciplines as the ,steering ,committee determines appropriate2 7#b7 assess the technological1 operational1 and doctrinal trajectory of adversaries of the ,united ,states towards the goal of achieving an artificial general intelligence2 7#c7 analyzing the military applications and implications of artificial general intelligence for the ,department2 7#d7 developing a strategy for the ,department adoption of artificial general intelligence1 including-- 7,a7 articulation of ethical and policy guardrails2 7,b7 required resources1 including through the use of new or novel funding mechanisms like purchase commitments1 financing arrangements1 or loans or loan guarantees2 7,c7 measurable goals2 and 7,d7 mechanisms available for transition or adoption through public-private partnerships2 and 7#e7 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 use4 7e7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than ,january #ca1 #bjbg1 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 7d74 7#b7 ,form of report ,the report submitted pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7#c7 ,public availability ,the ,deputy ,secretary shall make available to the public the unclassified portion of the report submitted pursuant to paragraph 7#a74 7f7 ,sunset ,the requirements and authorities of this section shall terminate on ,december #ca1 #bjbg4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term artificial general intelligence means artificial intelligence-capable systems with the potential to match or exceed human intelligence across most cognitive tasks1 distinct from narrow artificial intelligence systems designed for specific tasks in defined domains4 7#b7 ,the term innovation ecosystem means a regionally based network of private sector1 academic1 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 sectors4