,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bfjc  ,,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 designate
 the ,assistant ,secretary of ,defense  
for ,cyber ,policy as principal staff   
assistant to the ,secretary of ,defense 
on matters within the responsibility of 
the ,assistant ,secretary1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4  ,designation of        
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for   
,cyber ,policy as principal staff       
assistant  ,section #ach7;b77#h7 of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 by inserting 7,a7 before
 the first sentence2 and  7#b7 by adding
 at the end the following new           
subparagraph3  7,b7 ,subject to the     
authority1 direction1 and control of the
 ,secretary of ,defense1 the ,assistant 
,secretary of ,defense for ,cyber       

,policy--  7i7 shall serve as a         
principal staff assistant to the        
,secretary of ,defense on matters within
 the responsibility of the ,assistant   
,secretary2  7ii7 shall report directly 
to the ,secretary without intervening   
authority2 and  7iii7 may communicate   
views on matters within the             
responsibility of the ,assistant        
,secretary directly to the ,secretary   
without obtaining the approval or       
concurrence of any other official within
 the ,department of ,defense4  4