S 2292
117th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Study on Cyber-Attack Response Options Act
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In committee
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To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Study on Cyber-Attack Response Options Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to study and report on the potential benefits and risks of amending the federal statute commonly known as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to allow private entities to respond to an unlawful network breach, subject to federal regulation and oversight.
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act prohibits various categories of computer-related conduct by an individual without authority or in excess of authorization.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1