,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,rounds introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to expand   
the scope of affirmation of authority   
for cyber operations to include defense 
of critical infrastructure of the       
,department of ,defense1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4  ,expansion of scope of  
affirmation of authority for cyber      
operations to include defense of        
critical infrastructure of the          
,department of ,defense  7a7  ,scope of 
affirmation of authority  ,subsection   
7b7 of section #cid of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting defense of critical           
infrastructure of the ,department of    
,defense1 after force protection14  7b7 
,amendment to definitions  ,subsection  
7f7 of such section #cid is amended--   

7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7   
and 7#c7 as paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71   
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#a7 the following new  
paragraph 7#b73  7#b7 ,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 missions4
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