Bill · S. 2601· Senate(119-S-2601)
A bill to improve the planning, programming, and budget coordination for operations of cyber mission force of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 7/31/2025
- Last activity
- 7/31/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Sponsored by
- Mike Rounds
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill aims to improve the planning, programming, and budget coordination for the cyber mission force of the Armed Forces. It assigns the Commander of the United States Cyber Command the responsibility for managing resources used to train, equip, operate, and sustain this force. This includes preparing program objective memorandums and budget estimate submissions. The bill also establishes a consultation process between the Commander and the Secretaries of the military departments regarding funding for reserve component units. Finally, it clarifies specific items that the Commander will not be responsible for managing.
Yes
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?+6
The bill streamlines the planning and budgeting of resources needed to train, equip, and operate the cyber mission force.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Cyber Mission Force Management: By giving the Commander of the United States Cyber Command direct control over managing, planning, and budgeting resources to train, equip, operate, and sustain the cyber mission force, the bill seeks to improve these operations (Section 1, subsection (f)(1)(A)).
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Budgetary Transparency for Congress: The bill requires the preparation of specific budget materials for the United States Cyber Command to be included in budget justification materials submitted to Congress, which is separate from other military departments (Section 1, subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii)).
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Enhanced Coordination for Reserve Components: The bill mandates a consultation process between the Commander of the United States Cyber Command and the Secretaries of the military departments regarding funding for reserve component units within the cyber mission force (Section 1, subsection (f)(2)(A)).
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Conflict Resolution in Budget Proposals: If there is a disagreement regarding funding levels for reserve component units, the bill requires that the views of the dissenting party be included in the budget proposal submitted to the Secretary of Defense (Section 1, subsection (f)(2)(A) and (f)(2)(B)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Cybersecurity Defense+6
- 7/31/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in Senate
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