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S 1438 111th Congress Senate International Affairs Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad First Amendment rights International organizations and cooperation Right of privacy

Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act

Introduced: July 10, 2009 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should work with foreign governments to: (1) develop comprehensive norms and cooperative activities to improve cybersecurity; (2) encourage international cybersecurity cooperation; and (3) develop safeguards for the protection of privacy, freedom of speech, and commercial transactions for inclusion in cybersecurity agreements.

Directs the Secretary to report to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs describing U.S. actions taken with foreign governments to improve cybersecurity.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1438: Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1438/
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"S. 1438: Fostering a Global Response to Cyber Attacks Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1438/.
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S. 1438, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1438/.
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