[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 146 (Wednesday, November 13, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10967-S10968]
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               GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY REFORM ACT

  Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 
3067 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3067) to amend title 44, United States Code, to 
     make Government information security reform permanent, and 
     for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to the immediate 
consideration of the bill.
  Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I understand Senator Thompson has a 
substitute amendment at the desk, and I ask unanimous consent that it 
be considered and agreed to; that the title amendment be agreed to; 
that the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed and the 
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action 
or debate; and that any statements be printed in the Record.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 4905) was agreed to, as follows:

       (Purpose: To substitute a one-year extension of authority)

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 
                   SECURITY REFORM.

       Section 3536 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``after the date'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``after November 30, 2003.''.

     SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF LAW AS GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SECURITY 
                   REFORM ACT.

       Subtitle G of title X of the Floyd D. Spence National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 
     into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-266) is 
     amended by inserting after the heading for the subtitle the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 1060. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This subtitle may be cited as the `Government Information 
     Security Reform Act'.''.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend title 44, 
     United States Code, to extend certain Government information 
     security reform for one year, and for other purposes.''.
  The bill (S. 3067), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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