Department of Defense Cyber Support to Civil Authorities Act of 2015
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 2, 2015)
Department of Defense Cyber Support to Civil Authorities Act of 2015
Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a comprehensive plan for the U.S. Cyber Command to support civil authorities in responding to cyber attacks by foreign powers against the United States or a U.S. person.
Requires the plan to include: (1) a plan for internal DOD collective training activities to be integrated with exercises conducted with other federal agencies and state and local governments; (2) any historical frameworks used in the formulation of the plan; (3) descriptions of the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of federal, state, and local authorities, as well as the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces; and (4) any legislative and administrative actions necessary to carry out the plan.
Directs the Government Accountability Office to review such plan.
What just happenedJun 2, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 2, 2015
- Jun 2, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Services Committee - Jun 2, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate