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HR 2807 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight International law and treaties Military operations and strategy

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require congressional notification concerning sensitive military cyber operations and cyber weapons, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jul 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Jun 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill instructs the Department of Defense (DOD) to notify the congressional defense committees within 48 hours after any sensitive military cyber operation has been conducted.

A sensitive military cyber operation is an offensive cyber operation or a defensive cyber operation outside DOD's information networks to defeat an ongoing or imminent threat that: (1) is carried out by the U.S. Armed Forces or by a foreign partner in coordination with them, and (2) is intended to cause effects outside of a geographic location where the Armed Forces are involved in hostilities.

DOD must also notify such committees within 48 hours after: (1) the completion of any review of the legality under international law of a cyber capability that is intended for use as a weapon; and (2) the use as a weapon of any cyber capability that has been approved under international law.

Such notification requirements shall not apply to: (1) a training exercise conducted with the consent of all of the nations where its intended effects will occur, or (2) a covert action.

What's happening now July 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2810 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jun 27, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 7, 2017
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 7, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2807: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require congressional notification concerning sensitive military cyber operations and cyber weapons, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2807/
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"H.R. 2807: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require congressional notification concerning sensitive military cyber operations and cyber weapons, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2807/.
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H.R. 2807, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2807/.
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[H.R. 2807: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require congressional notification concerning sensitive military cyber operations and cyber weapons, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2807/)
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