S318-119

Passed Senate

To require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 29, 2025

Legislative Progress

Passed Senate
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 29, 2025

Reported by Mr. Cruz, with an amendment

Sep 29, 2025 (inferred)

Passed Senate (inferred from es version)

Jan 29, 2025

Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following …

Summary

What This Bill Does

Requires development of a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications security of federal government systems.

Who Benefits and How

  • Federal government gains improved cyber defenses
  • National security is enhanced through better telecom security
  • Citizens benefit from protected government systems

Who Bears the Burden and How

  • Federal agencies must implement security improvements
  • Cybersecurity planning costs

Key Provisions

  • Plan for cybersecurity improvement
  • Addresses telecommunications vulnerabilities
  • Applies to federal systems
Model: claude-opus-4
Generated: Jan 8, 2026 05:02

Evidence Chain:

This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

Primary Purpose

Requires plan to improve cybersecurity and telecommunications security of federal systems.

Policy Domains

Cybersecurity Telecommunications National Security

Legislative Strategy

"Strengthen federal cybersecurity posture"

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Cybersecurity National Security

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