S.Amdt. 2738Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 2738
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Sen. Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
Submitted October 21, 2015
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SA 2738. Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Heller) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2716 proposed by Mr. Burr (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) 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: On page 32, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following: (6) Limitation on receipt of cyber threat indicators.--A Federal entity may not receive a cyber threat indicator that another Federal entity shared through the process developed and implemented under paragraph (1) unless the Inspector General of the receiving Federal entity certifies that the receiving Federal entity meets the data security standard for receiving such a cyber threat indicator, as established by the Secretary of Homeland Security. On page 52, strike line 14 and insert the following: SEC. 10. REPORT ON REDUCTION OF CYBERSECURITY RISK IN AGENCY DATA CENTERS. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the feasibility of Federal civilian agencies creating an environment for the reduction in cybersecurity risks in agency data centers, including by-- (1) increasing compartmentalization between systems; and (2) providing a mix of security controls between such compartments. SEC. 11. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. ______