H.R. 2807 · 115th Congress
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require congressional notification concerning sensitive military…
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To amend title 10, United States Code, to require congressional notification concerning sensitive military cyber operations and cyber weapons, and for other purposes.
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 7, 2017
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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Official title: 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.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 7, 2017
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No recorded floor vote found.