S.Amdt. 2611Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)

S.Amdt. 2611

What it does: Adds SEC. __. GAO REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION wherever appropriate
Submitted August 4, 2015

What it changes

1 change to S. 754

Adds a section
  1. Adds SEC. __. GAO REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION wherever appropriate

    Adds a section

    Inserted: SEC. __. GAO REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.

    Inserted: (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the implementation of the information sharing system developed under this Act.

    Inserted: (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the information sharing procedures described in this Act are implemented, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), which shall include an assessment of--

    Inserted: (1) the effectiveness of the information sharing system in sharing cyber threat indicators, including an approximate number of cyber threat indicators shared;

    Inserted: (2) the extent to which the information sharing procedures described in this Act--

    Inserted: (A) are used by private entities; and

    Inserted: (B) are effective at screening out personal information or information that identifies a specific person not directly related to a cybersecurity threat;

    Inserted: (3) the extent to which private entities have implemented procedures to remove personal information or information that identifies a specific person not directly related to a cybersecurity threat prior to sharing cyber threat indicators with a Federal entity, consistent with the requirements of this Act;

    Inserted: (4) the extent to which the Department of Homeland Security has implemented procedures to remove personal information or information that identifies a specific person not directly related to a cybersecurity threat prior to sharing cyber threat indicators with private entities or other Federal entities, consistent with the requirements of this Act; and

    Inserted: (5) the effectiveness of data security implemented by Federal entities that are involved in the sharing of cyber threat indicators.

    The amendment doesn't say where this goes; the clerk decides.

    Original wording

    At the appropriate place, insert the following:

Read automatically from the Congressional Record. Check the original before relying on it.

As printed

SA 2611. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 754, to improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. GAO REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.

(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the implementation of the information sharing system developed under this Act.

(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the information sharing procedures described in this Act are implemented, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), which shall include an assessment of--

(1) the effectiveness of the information sharing system in sharing cyber threat indicators, including an approximate number of cyber threat indicators shared;

(2) the extent to which the information sharing procedures described in this Act--

(A) are used by private entities; and

(B) are effective at screening out personal information or information that identifies a specific person not directly related to a cybersecurity threat;

(3) the extent to which private entities have implemented procedures to remove personal information or information that identifies a specific person not directly related to a cybersecurity threat prior to sharing cyber threat indicators with a Federal entity, consistent with the requirements of this Act;

(4) the extent to which the Department of Homeland Security has implemented procedures to remove personal information or information that identifies a specific person not directly related to a cybersecurity threat prior to sharing cyber threat indicators with private entities or other Federal entities, consistent with the requirements of this Act; and

(5) the effectiveness of data security implemented by Federal entities that are involved in the sharing of cyber threat indicators.

Legislative Activity

Stay on top of the latest movement without scrolling through every action

1 earlier action
Floor Latest Action

Senate amendment submitted

August 4, 2015

View full timeline
Floor

Senate amendment submitted

August 4, 2015

Floor

Senate amendment submitted

August 4, 2015