S. 2602

Summary

S. 2602, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the scope of affirmation of authority for cyber operations to include defense of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 31, 2025 by Sen. Mike Rounds (R). It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jul 31, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 2602 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 S2602 IS: To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the scope of affirmation of authority for cyber operations to include defense of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
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 2025-07-31
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  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2602
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  July 31, 2025
  Mr. Rounds  introduced the following bill;
  which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Armed Services
  A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the scope of affirmation of
  authority for cyber operations to include defense of critical infrastructure of the
  Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
1.
Expansion of scope of affirmation of authority for cyber operations to include
  defense of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense
(a)
Scope of affirmation of authority
Subsection (b) of section 394 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting  defense of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense,  after  force protection, .
(b)
Amendment to definitions
Subsection (f) of such section 394 is amended—
(1)
by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2):
(2)
The term  critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense  means any asset of the Department of Defense of such extraordinary importance to the functioning of the Department and the operation of the armed forces that the incapacitation or destruction of such asset by a cyber attack would have a debilitating effect on the ability of the Department to fulfill its missions.
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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the scope of affirmation of authority for cyber operations to include defense of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Mike Rounds (R) sponsors S. 2602 alone.

Mike Rounds

Sen. · R–SD · Sponsor

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Committees

S. 2602 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Jul 31, 2025

Actions

S. 2602 has taken 2 actions since Jul 31, 2025.

Votes

S. 2602 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 2602.

S 2296National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Sep 17, 2025 · Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6667: 5) · Related bill

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Titles

S. 2602 goes by 2 titles.

• A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the scope of affirmation of authority for cyber operations to include defense of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the scope of affirmation of authority for cyber operations to include defense of critical infrastructure of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named S. 2602 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Banking, Defense, Education, Foreign Relations, Homeland Security, Science/Technology, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2602 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2602’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com