To improve cybersecurity practices and improve digital literacy among veterans, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve cybersecurity practices and improve digital literacy among veterans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Technology, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H2F1B8880AECB41E39361D9435BF01189: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Online Information and Cybersecurity Empowerment Act of 2024 or the VOICE Act of 2024.
- Section HFC57E8528F1F4777BBD187377D02F397: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Researchers have documented persistent, pervasive, and coordinated online targeting of members of the Armed Forces,...
- Section H4FB3374072694AAFA58D929D486BE0AD: 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, given the threat foreign influence campaigns pose for United States democracy, the effect of online...
- Section HDB5747CA901041099E9A80305A081A72: 4. Veterans Cybersecurity and Digital Literacy Grant Program The Secretary shall establish a program to promote digital citizenship and media literacy, through...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve cybersecurity practices and improve digital literacy among veterans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Technology, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To improve cybersecurity practices and improve digital literacy among veterans, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the ability to— access relevant and accurate information through media in a variety of forms
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