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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3873 
To require the Secretary of State to produce a comprehensive strategy relating 
to United States international policy with regard to cyberspace, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2015 
Mr. MCCAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of State to produce a comprehensive 
strategy relating to United States international policy 
with regard to cyberspace, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Cyber 
Policy Oversight Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL CYBER-
SPACE POLICY STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
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shall produce a comprehensive strategy, with a classified 
annex if necessary, relating to United States international 
policy with regard to cyberspace. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required in subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A review of actions and activities under-
taken by the Secretary of State to date to support 
the goal of the President’s International Strategy for 
Cyberspace, released in May 2011, to ‘‘work inter-
nationally to promote an open, interoperable, secure, 
and reliable information and communications infra-
structure that supports international trade and com-
merce, strengthens international security, and fos-
ters free expression and innovation’’. 
(2) A plan of action to guide the Secretary of 
State’s diplomacy with regard to countries, including 
conducting bilateral and multilateral activities to de-
velop the norms of responsible international behavior 
in cyberspace, and status review of existing discus-
sions in multilateral fora to obtain agreements on 
international norms in cyberspace. 
(3) A review of the alternative concepts with re-
gard to international norms in cyberspace offered by 
other prominent country actors. 
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(4) A detailed description of threats to United 
States national security in cyberspace from other 
countries, state-sponsored actors and private actors, 
to United States Federal and private sector infra-
structure, United States intellectual property, and 
the privacy of United States citizens. 
(5) A review of policy tools available to the 
President to deter countries, state-sponsored actors, 
and private actors, including those outlined in Exec-
utive Order 13694, released on April 1, 2015. 
(6) A review of resources required by the Sec-
retary of State, including the Office of the Coordi-
nator for Cyber Issues, to conduct activities to build 
responsible norms of international cyber behavior. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State shall 
consult, as appropriate, with other United States Govern-
ment agencies, the United States private sector, and 
United States nongovernmental organizations with recog-
nized credentials and expertise in foreign policy, national 
security, and cybersecurity. 
(d) RELEASE.—The Secretary of State shall publicly 
release the strategy required in subsection (a) and brief 
the appropriate congressional committees upon its release, 
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including on the classified annex, if the strategy includes 
such an annex. 
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