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Department of Defense Principal Cyber Advisors Act of 2019

Introduced: June 12, 2019 Introduced by: Rounds, Mike Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Department of Defense Principal Cyber Advisors Act of 2019

This bill requires each military department to designate a Principal Cyber Advisor, responsible for advising each department on cyber forces, cyber programs, and cybersecurity matters, including those relating to weapons systems, enabling infrastructure, the defense industrial base, and Department of Defense information services. The bill directs each department to review its current governance model for cybersecurity no later than January 1, 2021.

What's happening now June 12, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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  • S 1790 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jun 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1798: Department of Defense Principal Cyber Advisors Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1798/
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"S. 1798: Department of Defense Principal Cyber Advisors Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1798/.
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S. 1798, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1798/.
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