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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 9, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1