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S 2905 114th Congress Senate International Affairs Computer security and identity theft Conflicts and wars Military operations and strategy

Cyber Act of War Act of 2016

Introduced: May 9, 2016 Introduced by: Rounds, Mike Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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May 9, 2016
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Cyber Act of War Act of 2016

This bill directs the President to: (1) develop a policy for determining when an action carried out in cyberspace constitutes an act of war against the United States, and (2) revise the Department of Defense Law of War Manual accordingly.

In developing this policy, the President shall consider: (1) the ways in which a cyber attack's effects may be equivalent to a conventional attack's effects, including physical destruction or casualties; and (2) intangible effects of significant scope or duration.

What's happening now May 9, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5220 Related bill Cyber Act of War Act of 2016
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 9, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2905: Cyber Act of War Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2905/
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"S. 2905: Cyber Act of War Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2905/.
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S. 2905, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2905/.
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