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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, 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 Secretary, and for other purposes.
To amend title 10, United States Code, 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 Secretary, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends federal law to elevate the role of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy within the Department of Defense. It designates this position as a principal staff assistant to the Secretary of Defense specifically on cyber policy matters. The bill requires the Assistant Secretary to report directly to the Secretary of Defense without any intervening authority between them. It also grants the Assistant Secretary the authority to communicate views on cyber policy matters directly to the Secretary without needing approval or concurrence from other Defense Department officials.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mike Rounds’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $30,350
- NULL $26,450
- APOLLO $19,250
- ROCKET MORTGAGE $15,700
- APOLLO MGMT. $13,200
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Actions (2)
- Jul 31, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
- Jul 31, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
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 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 Secretary, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR CYBER POLICY AS PRINCIPAL STAFF ASSISTANT.
Section 138(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting “(A)” before the first sentence; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(B) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy—
“(i) shall serve as a principal staff assistant to the Secretary of Defense on matters within the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary;
“(ii) shall report directly to the Secretary without intervening authority; and
“(iii) 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 Defense.”. <all>
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