State-sponsored cyberattacks are on the rise, and it’s important to fight them with every tool in the U.S. government’s arsenal. This includes broad sanctions and punishments for individuals and state actors involved in cyberattacks against the U.S. – and this bill is a necessary expansion of the president’s power to impose such consequences.
The White House and executive branch agencies already have the authority to use all the sanctions and tools in this bill — and there’s no need for a more formalized structure to ensure action is taken.