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Senate Bill 2606
119th Congress(2025-2026)
A bill to require the Commander of United States Cyber Command to complete development of a roadmap for industry collaboration on artificial intelligence-enabled cyber capabilities for cyberspace operations of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
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S. 2606 (Introduced-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2606


To require the Commander of United States Cyber Command to complete development of a roadmap for industry collaboration on artificial intelligence-enabled cyber capabilities for cyberspace operations of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

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

A BILL

To require the Commander of United States Cyber Command to complete development of a roadmap for industry collaboration on artificial intelligence-enabled cyber capabilities for cyberspace operations of the Department of Defense, 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. United States Cyber Command artificial intelligence industry collaboration roadmap.

(a) Roadmap required.—Not later than August 1, 2026, the Commander of United States Cyber Command shall, in coordination with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit, complete development of a roadmap for industry collaboration on artificial intelligence-enabled cyber capabilities for cyberspace operations of the Department of Defense.

(b) Purpose.—The roadmap developed under subsection (a) shall establish a framework for coordination between the private sector and the Department of Defense to integrate state-of-the-art artificial intelligence capabilities into offensive and defensive cyberspace operations through—

(1) convening United States commercial artificial intelligence developers, cybersecurity experts, and relevant Federal Government offices; and

(2) facilitating information exchange on artificial intelligence technology and capabilities for cyber operations.

(c) Elements.—The roadmap developed under subsection (a) shall address the following:

(1) Courses of action and selected approach on various alternatives to manage and execute collaborative research and development partnerships with industry.

(2) Collaborative development lines of effort for artificial intelligence-enabled cyber capabilities and associated near-term use cases.

(3) Strategy and methodology for industry engagement and commercial collaboration, including—

(A) contractual mechanisms for industry collaboration on cyber tools and capabilities;

(B) security clearance requirements, goals, and resource needs for industry partners; and

(C) evaluation of existing contract and collaboration authorities and identification of required policy changes or new authorities.

(4) Implementation objectives, milestones, and status of relevant pilot programs.

(5) Technology transition mechanisms from development to operational use.

(6) Infrastructure requirements and associated costs.

(7) Assessment of organizational structure options, including establishment of a new center or integration within existing organizations.

(d) Congressional briefings.—

(1) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than November 1, 2026, the Commander of United States Cyber Command shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the roadmap developed under subsection (a).

(2) ANNUAL UPDATES.—During the period beginning on the date on which the President submits to Congress a budget for fiscal year 2028 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, and ending on December 31, 2030, the Commander shall, not less frequently than once each year, provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of industry collaboration activities carried out in accordance with the roadmap developed under subsection (a).