3.0.0 2292 2022-12-31T05:25:53Z 2022-12-31T05:25:53Z Senate S 2021-06-24 117 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-06-24T20:48:21Z 2021-06-24 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-06-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2021-06-24 True Crime and Law Enforcement Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2021-06-24 Introduced in Senate 2021-12-09T13:32:42Z 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.

]]> Study on Cyber-Attack Response Options Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to study the potential consequences and benefits of amending the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to allow private companies to take proportional actions in response to an unlawful network breach. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Study on Cyber-Attack Response Options Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Study on Cyber-Attack Response Options Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2292is/xml/BILLS-117s2292is.xml 2021-06-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.