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10 U.S.C. 167b: Unified combatant command for cyber operations

Created in 2016 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328). Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it; 1 new law this Congress changed it.

This Congress

  • S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (f)
  • S. 4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · reported by committee · would change (d)

How it got here

2024

  • Pub. L. 118–159, §1701(a)(4)(A)(i), substituted "referred to as the 'United States Cyber Command' " for "referred to as the 'cyber command' ". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §1701(a)(4)(A)(ii), substituted "United States Cyber Command" for "Cyber Command". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §1701(a)(4)(B), substituted "United States Cyber Command" for "Cyber Command" in pars. (1) and (2). (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §1701(a)(4)(C), substituted "Commander" for "commander" in two places, "United States Cyber Command" for "cyber command", and "such Command" for "such command". (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 118–159, §1701(a)(4)(C), substituted "Commander" for "commander" and "United States Cyber Command" for "cyber command" wherever appearing and "such Command" for "such command" in two places. (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (d)

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–263 inserted "to the Secretary of Defense under section 392a(a) of this title" after "Principal Cyber Advisor" in introductory provisions. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (d)

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1701(1)(A), designated existing provisions as par. (1), struck out at end "The principal function of the command is to prepare cyber operations forces to carry out assigned missions.", and added par. (2). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §1701(1)(B), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Unless otherwise directed by the Secretary of Defense, all active and reserve cyber operations forces of the armed forces stationed in the United States shall be assigned to the cybe… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)

2017

  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1635, redesignated subsec. (e) as (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which related to command of activity or mission. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1635(2), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (d). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1081(a)(12), substituted "Fiscal Year 2016" for "Fiscal Year 2014". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 115–91, §1635(2), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018) Law text · (f)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.