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Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010

Introduced: May 6, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Jun 16, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
May 6, 2010
Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent)
May 6, 2010
Referred to House Armed Services
May 6, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 6, 2010
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
May 6, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010 - Establishes within the Executive Office of the President the National Cyberspace Office, headed by a Director, to coordinate issues relating to achieving an assured, reliable, secure, and survivable information infrastructure and related capabilities of the federal government. Outlines Director duties, including overseeing executive agency information security policies and practices.

Requires the inclusion of the Director on the National Security Council. Requires annual Director approval of that part of agency budgets relating to the protection of information technology.

Makes the authorities of the Director inapplicable to national security systems. Requires delegation of Director authority, to the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), respectively, of those systems of DOD and the CIA that process information the unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of which would have a debilitating effect on either agency's mission.

What's happening now June 18, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 6, 2010
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 6, 2010
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 6, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5247: Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5247/
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"H.R. 5247: Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5247/.
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H.R. 5247, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5247/.
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