Mike Rounds (R-SD)
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the scope of affirmation of authority for cyber operations to include defense of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill seeks to amend title 10 of the United States Code. The primary goal is to expand the scope of affirmation of authority for cyber operations. This expansion would include the defense of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense. It also includes amendments to specific definitions within that section.
Yes
- Scored +7
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?
The bill expands the scope of authority for cyber operations to include the defense of critical Department of Defense infrastructure.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Defense of Vital Assets: The bill expands authority to include the defense of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense, which is defined as assets so important that their destruction would debilitate the Department's missions (Section 1(a) and Section 1(b)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — The bill expands the scope of authority for cyber operations to include the defense of critical Department of Defense infrastructure.
- 7/31/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in Senate
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