To amend title 10, United States Code, to require congressional notification concerning sensitive military cyber operations and cyber weapons, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 17, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill instructs the Department of Defense (DOD) to notify the congressional defense committees within 48 hours after any sensitive military cyber operation has been conducted.
A sensitive military cyber operation is an offensive cyber operation or a defensive cyber operation outside DOD's information networks to defeat an ongoing or imminent threat that: (1) is carried out by the U.S. Armed Forces or by a foreign partner in coordination with them, and (2) is intended to cause effects outside of a geographic location where the Armed Forces are involved in hostilities.
DOD must also notify such committees within 48 hours after: (1) the completion of any review of the legality under international law of a cyber capability that is intended for use as a weapon; and (2) the use as a weapon of any cyber capability that has been approved under international law.
Such notification requirements shall not apply to: (1) a training exercise conducted with the consent of all of the nations where its intended effects will occur, or (2) a covert action.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2017 to Jun 27, 2017, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jun 7, 2017 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jun 27, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 27, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
- Jun 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 7, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2810 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 | Related bill | Dec 12, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2017Introduced in House
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