,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhjg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #g1 #bjag,mr4 ,thornberry 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 and ,mr4 ,langevin7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require congressional notification concerning sensitive military cyber operations and cyber weapons1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations and cyber weapons 7a7 ,notification ,chapter #c of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new sections3 #acj;j4 ,notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations 7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subsection 7d71 the ,secretary of ,defense shall promptly submit to the congressional defense committees notice in writing of any sensitive military cyber operation conducted under this title no later than #dh hours following such operation4 7b7 ,procedures 7#a7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall establish and submit to the congressional defense committees procedures for complying with the requirements of subsection 7a7 consistent with the national security of the ,united ,states and the protection of operational integrity4 ,the ,secretary shall promptly notify the congressional defense committees in writing of any changes to such procedures at least #ad days prior to the adoption of any such changes4 7#b7 ,the congressional defense committees shall ensure that committee procedures designed to protect from unauthorized disclosure classified information relating to national security of the ,united ,states are sufficient to protect the information that is submitted to the committees pursuant to this section4 7#c7 ,in the event of an unauthorized disclosure of a sensitive military cyber operation covered by this section1 the ,secretary shall ensure1 to the maximum extent practicable1 that the congressional defense committees are notified immediately of the sensitive military cyber operation concerned4 ,the notification under this paragraph may be verbal or written1 but in the event of a verbal notification a written notification shall be provided by not later than #dh hours after the provision of the verbal notification4 7c7 ,sensitive military cyber operation defined 7#a7 ,in this section1 the term sensitive military cyber operation means an action described in paragraph 7#b7 that-- 7,a7 is carried out by the armed forces or by a foreign partner in coordination with the armed forces2 and 7,b7 is intended to cause effects outside a geographic location where ,united ,states armed forces are involved in hostilities 7as that term is used in section #aedc of title #ej1 ,united ,states ,code74 7#b7 ,the actions described in this paragraph are the following3 7,a7 ,an offensive cyber operation4 7,b7 ,a defensive cyber operation outside the ,department of ,defense ,information ,networks to defeat an ongoing or imminent threat4 7d7 ,exceptions ,the notification requirement under subsection 7a7 does not apply-- 7#a7 to a training exercise conducted with the consent of all nations where the intended effects of the exercise will occur2 or 7#b7 to a covert action 7as that term is defined in section #cjic of title #ej1 ,united ,states ,code74 7e7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to provide any new authority or to alter or otherwise affect the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et seq471 the ,authorization for ,use of ,military ,force 7,public ,law #ajg-dj2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note71 or any requirement under the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq474 #acjk4 ,notification requirements for cyber weapons 7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subsection 7c71 the ,secretary of ,defense shall promptly submit to the congressional defense committees notice in writing of the following3 7#a7 ,with respect to a cyber capability that is intended for use as a weapon1 the results of any review of the capability for legality under international law pursuant to ,department of ,defense ,directive #ejjj4ja no later than #dh hours after any military department concerned has completed such review4 7#b7 ,the use as a weapon of any cyber capability that has been approved for such use under international law by a military department no later than #dh hours following such use4 7b7 ,procedures 7#a7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall establish and submit to the congressional defense committees procedures for complying with the requirements of subsection 7a7 consistent with the national security of the ,united ,states and the protection of operational integrity4 ,the ,secretary shall promptly notify the congressional defense committees in writing of any changes to such procedures at least #ad days prior to the adoption of any such changes4 7#b7 ,the congressional defense committees shall ensure that committee procedures designed to protect from unauthorized disclosure classified information relating to national security of the ,united ,states are sufficient to protect the information that is submitted to the committees pursuant to this section4 7#c7 ,in the event of an unauthorized disclosure of a cyber capability covered by this section1 the ,secretary shall ensure1 to the maximum extent practicable1 that the congressional defense committees are notified immediately of the cyber capability concerned4 ,the notification under this paragraph may be verbal or written1 but in the event of a verbal notification a written notification shall be provided by not later than #dh hours after the provision of the verbal notification4 7c7 ,exceptions ,the notification requirement under subsection 7a7 does not apply-- 7#a7 to a training exercise conducted with the consent of all nations where the intended effects of the exercise will occur2 or 7#b7 to a covert action 7as that term is defined in section #cjic of title #ej1 ,united ,states ,code74 7d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to provide any new authority or to alter or otherwise affect the ,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et seq471 the ,authorization for ,use of ,military ,force 7,public ,law #ajg-dj2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note71 or any requirement under the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq474 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new items3 #acj;j4 ,notification requirements for sensitive military cyber operations4 #acjk4 ,notification requirements for cyber weapons4 4