Bill · H.R. 8710· House(119-HR-8710)
National Defense Data Resilience Act
- Introduced
- 5/7/2026
- Last activity
- 5/7/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Sponsored by
- Suhas Subramanyam
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The National Defense Data Resilience Act seeks to amend title 10 of the United States Code. This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to implement specific capabilities to recover Department of Defense data if it is lost, degraded, or destroyed. The Secretary must categorize data into critical, important, or necessary types and establish mandatory recovery time objectives for these categories. Additionally, the bill mandates the fielding of data recovery capabilities, such as immutable backups and continuous monitoring. The Secretary is also required to submit an annual, auditable recovery certification report to congressional defense committees. Finally, a data recovery strategy must be submitted to Congress within 90 days of the Act's enactment.
Yes
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?+8
The bill mandates the implementation of immutable backups, continuous monitoring, and annual recovery exercises to protect Department of Defense data from cyberattacks.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to submit annual, auditable recovery certification reports to congressional defense committees.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Enhanced National Security and Safety: The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to protect "critical data," which is defined as data so vital that its destruction would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, or national public health or safety (Section 2(d)(1)).
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Protection Against Cyberattacks: The mandate for "data recovery capability" includes technologies and processes designed to ensure rapid, secure, and verifiable recovery after a destructive cyberattack (Section 2(d)(2)).
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Improved Defense Against Evolving Threats: The bill requires that recovery time objectives be updated in response to intelligence regarding evolving threats from state and non-state actors, specifically mentioning the People's Republic of China (Section 2(a)(1)(A)(2)(B)).
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Verification of Defense Readiness: Through required annual recovery exercises that simulate sophisticated nation-state cyberattacks and independent audits, the Department of Defense can validate its ability to carry out objectives under realistic threat conditions (Section 2(b)(1)(B)(iii-iv)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Cybersecurity Defense+8
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5
- 5/7/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Richard McCormickRepublican · Georgia