S 1478 · 114th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Department of Defense Cyber Support to Civil Authorities Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-06-02· Sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.(2015-06-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Department of Defense Cyber Support to Civil Authorities Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a comprehensive plan for the U.S. Cyber Command to support civil authorities in responding to cyber attacks by foreign powers against the United States or a U.S. person. Requires the plan to include: (1) a plan for internal DOD collective training activities to be integrated with exercises conducted with other federal agencies and state and local governments; (2) any historical frameworks used in the formulation of the plan; (3) descriptions of the roles, responsibilities, and expectations of federal, state, and local authorities, as well as the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces; and (4) any legislative and administrative actions necessary to carry out the plan. Directs the Government Accountability Office to review such plan.…

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