[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 17, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7088-S7089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         DHS CYBER HUNT AND INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAMS ACT OF 2019

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I understand that the Senate has 
received a message from the House to accompany H.R. 1158.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate the message 
to accompany H.R. 1158.
  The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives 
     (H.R. 1158) entitled ``An Act to authorize cyber incident 
     response teams at the Department of Homeland Security, and 
     for other purposes'', do pass with the amendment to the 
     Senate amendment.


                            Motion to Concur

  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 1158.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] moves to concur 
     in the House amendment to the Senate amendment.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. I send a cloture motion to the desk on the motion to 
concur.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to 
     concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
     1158, a bill to authorize cyber incident response teams at 
     the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
         Mitch McConnell, Susan M. Collins, Richard Burr, David 
           Perdue, Pat Roberts, John Cornyn, Shelley Moore Capito, 
           John Thune, John Boozman, Rob Portman, Richard C. 
           Shelby, Roy Blunt, Jerry Moran, John Hoeven, Roger F. 
           Wicker, Thom Tillis, Lisa Murkowski.


                Motion to Concur with Amendment No. 1263

  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to concur on the House amendment to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 1158 with further amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] moves to concur 
     on the House amendment to the Senate amendment with a further 
     amendment numbered 1263.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end add the following:
       ``This act shall be effective 1 day after enactment.''

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the reading be dispensed 
with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion to concur 
with my amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 1264 to Amendment No. 1263

  Mr. McCONNELL. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 1264 to amendment No. 1263.

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the reading be dispensed 
with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       Strike ``1 day'' and insert ``2 days''


                Motion to Refer with Amendment No. 1265

  Mr. McCONNELL. I move to refer the House message to H.R. 1158 to the 
Committee on Appropriation with instructions to report back forthwith.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] McConnell moves 
     to refer the House message to accompany H.R. 1158 to the 
     Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back 
     forthwith with an amendment numbered 1265.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end add the following.
       ``This Act shall take effect 3 days after the date of 
     enactment.''

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays on my motion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                           Amendment No. 1266

  Mr. McCONNELL. I have an amendment to the instructions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 1266 to the instructions to the motion to 
     concur.

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the reading be dispensed 
with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       Strike ``3 days'' and insert ``4 days''

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 1267 to Amendment No. 1266

  Mr. McCONNELL. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.

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  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 1267 to amendment No. 1266.

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the 
Amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       Strike ``4'' and insert ``5''

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