H.R. 5247: Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010
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H.R. 5247: Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-05-06 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-05-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010
Plain summary
Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010 - Establishes within the Executive Office of the President the National Cyberspace Office, headed by a Director, to coordinate issues relating to achieving an assured, reliable, secure, and survivable information infrastructure and related capabilities of the federal government. Outlines Director duties, including overseeing executive agency information security policies and practices. Requires the inclusion of the Director on the National Security Council. Requires annual Director approval of that part of agency budgets relating to the protection of information technology. Makes the authorities of the Director inapplicable to national security systems. Requires delegation of Director authority, to the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), respectively, of those systems of DOD and the CIA that process information the unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of which would have a debilitating effect on either agency's mission.
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Official text
Executive Cyberspace Authorities Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · 7 cosponsors
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Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5247.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5247 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111