[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 154 (Wednesday, October 21, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S7418]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2737. Mr. MANCHIN 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 16, strike lines 4 through 10, and insert the 
     following:
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Authorization.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B) 
     and paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, an entity may, for the purposes permitted under this Act 
     and consistent with the protection of classified information, 
     share with, or receive from, any other entity or the Federal 
     Government a cyber threat indicator or defensive measure.
       (B) Exception for department of defense.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), no entity is permitted under this Act to 
     share with the Department of Defense or any component of the 
     Department, including the National Security Agency, a cyber 
     threat indicator or defensive measure.
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