CLASSIFIED INFORMATION see also Espionage

Amendments

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), H2386, H2391, H2392, H2393, H2394 [22AP]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), consideration (H. Res. 212), H2376 [22AP]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6243, S6244 [3AU], S6300, S6301, S6303, S6304, S6305, S6306, S6307, S6309, S6310, S6311, S6312, S6313, S6315, S6316, S6320, S6321, S6322 [4AU], S6406, S6410, S6411, S6412, S6415, S6416, S6419, S6420, S6421 [5AU], S7305 [19OC], S7333, S7334, S7335, S7336, S7339, S7347, S7353, S7365 [20OC], S7381, S7415, S7416, S7417, S7418, S7419, S7422 [21OC], S7508, S7549 [27OC]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3340, S3342, S3344, S3345, S3346, S3358, S3359, S3371 [31MY], S3408, S3409, S3410 [1JN]

Articles and editorials

Cyber Defense Bill, at Last—Data Sharing Can Improve Security and Consumer Privacy, S7500 [27OC]

Intelligence Reform Bill Is Important to Safeguarding Our Security and Privacy, S3012 [19MY]

Senate Should Take a Crucial First Step on Cybersecurity, S7500 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve management and administration of security clearance processes (see H.R. 3505), H5980 [15SE]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified (see H.R. 66), H38 [6JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve mental health treatment provided to veterans who served in classified missions (see H.R. 421), H430 [20JA]

Executive departments: prohibit Secretaries from maintaining a private e-mail server for conducting official Government business (see H.R. 3743), H6973 [9OC]

Federal agencies and departments: provide for a strategic plan to reform and improve security clearance and background investigation processes (see H.R. 490), H531 [22JA]

——— require Inspectors General and GAO to report on use of logical access controls and other security practices to safeguard information on Federal computer systems (see S. 1990), S6381 [5AU]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend (see S. 1469), S3316 [23MY]

Indonesia: condemn mass murders in 1965–66, form truth, justice, and reconciliation commission to address crimes and human rights violations, and urge U.S. agencies to declassify and release relevant records and documents (see S. Res. 273), S7102 [1OC]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (see S. 456), S926 [11FE] (see S. 754), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1560), H1898 [24MR]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), consideration (see H. Res. 212), H2353 [21AP]

Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001: require declassification of certain redacted information (see S. 1471), S3406 [1JN]

National security: facilitate and enhance the declassification of information, including in the legislative branch (see S. 2121), S7102 [1OC]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: allow elements of the intelligence community to share cyber threat intelligence with private-sector cybersecurity entities (see H.R. 234), H155 [8JA]

——— require study to define method for measuring potential damage from cyber attacks for the purposes of determining response to such incidents (see H.R. 2708), H4001 [9JN]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (see S. 1123), S2473 [28AP] (see H.R. 2048), H2496 [28AP]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), consideration (see H. Res. 255), H2875 [12MY]

——— provide for public disclosure of information regarding surveillance activities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (see H.R. 2454), H3388 [19MY]

Senate: review procedures ensuring an employee in the office of Senators on committees requiring access to top secret information may obtain security clearances needed to have access to such information (see S. 1569), S4103 [11JN]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (see H. Res. 14), H43 [6JA]

Cloture motions

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7342 [20OC], S7434 [22OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), motion to proceed, S6228 [3AU]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3340 [31MY], S3427 [2JN]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), motion to proceed, S3201 [21MY], S3313 [23MY], S3332 [31MY]

Court decisions

Klayman v. Obama relative to legality of bulk collection of phone and Internet metadata: Richard J. Leon, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (excerpt), S3338 [31MY]

Explanations

Consolidated Appropriations (H.R. 2029): Cybersecurity Threats Information Sharing, Privacy and Civil Liberties Protections, Federal Network Security Improvement, and Recruitment of Information Technology and Cybersecurity Personnel, S8847–S8850 [18DE]

Letters

Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act: Dean C. Garfield, Information Technology Industry Council, S6259 [4AU]

——— James C. Ballentine, American Bankers Association, S6258 [4AU]

——— Protecting America’s Cyber Networks Coalition, S6259 [4AU]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6260 [4AU]

——— several electric power organizations, S6258 [4AU]

——— several financial industry organizations, S6258 [4AU]

——— Victoria A. Espinel, BSA/The Software Alliance, S6259 [4AU]

Intelligence services enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats: several civil rights organizations, S4007 [10JN]

——— several cybersecurity professionals, S4006 [10JN]

Protecting Cyber Networks Act: Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E633 [30AP]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E633 [30AP]

——— Representative Nunes, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), E633, E634 [30AP]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Attorney General Lynch and James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, S3012 [19MY]

——— James C. Duff, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, S3420, S3437 [2JN], H2917 [13MY]

——— Michael S. Rogers, National Security Agency, S3275 [22MY]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2915 [13MY]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H2915 [13MY]

——— Representative Nunes, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H2915 [13MY]

——— several technology associations and groups, S2776 [12MY]

Lists

Members of Congress taking oath for access to classified information, H528 [22JA], H3249 [15MY], H4341 [12JN], H6175 [18SE]

Organizations supporting S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, S6330 [5AU], S7329 [20OC]

Motions

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), H2396 [22AP]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S6228 [3AU]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S3201 [21MY], S3299 [22MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve management and administration of security clearance processes (H.R. 3505), H7353–H7355 [2NO]

Dept. of Justice: require disclosure of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions, orders, or opinions that include certain significant legal interpretations unless such disclosures are classified, H2919 [13MY]

GAO: report to Congress on actions taken to remove personal information from data shared about cybersecurity threats, H2394, H2395 [22AP]

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, E1835 [18DE]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), H2292, H2293 [16AP], H2345 [21AP], H2381–H2398 [22AP], H5760 [29JY], E568 [23AP], E593 [28AP], E617 [29AP], E633 [30AP]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), consideration (H. Res. 212), H2368–H2378 [22AP]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (H.R. 1560), motion to recommit, H2396, H2397 [22AP]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), H9686 [17DE]

——— report on procedures relative to sharing of information, removal procedures for personal information or information identifying specific persons, and any incidents relative to improper treatment of information, H2392, H2393 [22AP]

IRS: use of surveillance equipment, H7187 [26OC]

National security: allow Federal agencies to coordinate and prioritize the sharing of cyber threat intelligence regarding known terrorist organizations, H2396, H2397 [22AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require study to define method for measuring potential damage from cyber attacks for the purposes of determining response to such incidents, H4414, H4415 [16JN]

——— require study to define method for measuring potential damage from cyber attacks for the purposes of determining response to such incidents (H.R. 2708), H3925 [9JN]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), H2901–H2923 [13MY], H2969 [14MY], H3583 [1JN], H3773 [3JN], H3923 [9JN], H5760 [29JY], E701 [14MY], E726 [15MY], E762 [20MY], E883 [11JN]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), consideration (H. Res. 255), H2892–H2901 [13MY]

Protecting Cyber Networks Act: sunset, H2393, H2394 [22AP]

Terrorism: declassify the classified pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (H. Res. 14), H870 [10FE], H986 [12FE]

Remarks in Senate

Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act: sunset, S7404 [21OC], S7509 [27OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct automated privacy scrub in real time of irrelevant or erroneous data from cyber threat information, S7390 [21OC]

False Claims Act: clarify proof of intent regulations, S6102 [29JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require Inspectors General and GAO to report on use of logical access controls and other security practices to safeguard information on Federal computer systems, S7337 [20OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: reform amicus curiae provision, S3429–S3433 [2JN]

Indonesia: condemn mass murders in 1965–66, form truth, justice, and reconciliation commission to address crimes and human rights violations, and urge U.S. agencies to declassify and release relevant records and documents, S8235 [1DE]

Intelligence services: clarify definitions of ‘‘cybersecurity threat’’ and ‘‘cyber threat indicator’’, S7496 [26OC], S7509 [27OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, S3978, S3979, S3992–S3994, S3996–S3998, S4006–S4010 [10JN], S4063, S4065, S4077, S4085, S4087, S4090 [11JN], S4190 [16JN], S4224 [17JN], S4272 [18JN], S8854 [18DE]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 456), S7390 [21OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S4557, S4558 [24JN], S7327–S7340 [20OC], S7368, S7374, S7376–S7379, S7381, S7383–S7398, S7404, S7407 [21OC], S7427, S7430–S7435, S7452 [22OC], S7479, S7481–S7484, S7486, S7496 [26OC], S7497–S7505, S7507–S7512, S7518–S7522 [27OC], S7551, S7557 [28OC], S7802 [5NO], S8197, S8198 [1DE]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), motion to proceed, S6228 [3AU], S6247, S6249–S6251, S6257–S6264, S6266, S6267, S6270–S6272, S6278 [4AU], S6327–S6331, S6337–S6339, S6342–S6344 [5AU]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), unanimous-consent agreement, S7407 [21OC], S7439 [22OC], S7508 [27OC]

——— enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), unanimous-consent request, S4086 [11JN], S6266 [4AU], S7336 [20OC], S7407 [21OC]

——— prohibit Freedom of Information Act exemption relative to enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, S7507 [27OC]

——— prohibit trafficking of financial information, increase penalties for intrusion on critical infrastructure, and remove botnets, S7388, S7389 [21OC]

——— provide liability protection to businesses that share cybersecurity threats with FBI or the Secret Service rather than just Dept. of Homeland Security, S7511, S7519–S7521 [27OC]

Privacy: prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security, S8186 [30NO], S8429 [7DE]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), S2744 [11MY], S2822–S2825 [13MY], S2898, S2901, S2947 [14MY], S3005 [18MY], S3009, S3012, S3013, S3031 [19MY], S3113–S3175 [20MY], S3340 [31MY], S3373–S3376, S3379–S3381, S3386–S3397 [1JN], S3419–S3445, S3447 [2JN], S3635, S3651–S3654 [3JN], S6271 [4AU]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform operation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (S. 1123), S2479 [28AP], S2612 [5MY], S2708–S2712 [7MY], S2772–S2779 [12MY]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), motion to proceed, S3201, S3207–S3209 [21MY], S3253, S3255, S3261, S3270, S3273–S3275, S3278, S3283–S3285, S3299, S3300, S3302–S3304 [22MY], S3314, S3315 [23MY], S3324–S3340 [31MY]

——— prohibit bulk collection of business records, allow challenges to national security letter gag orders, reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, and strengthen national security (H.R. 2048), unanimous-consent request, S3030 [19MY], S3314 [23MY], S3389 [1JN]

Secret Service: improper accessing of personnel file of Representative Chaffetz by certain agents, S7111–S7113 [5OC], S8187 [30NO]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act and H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 212) (H. Rept. 114–88), H2353 [21AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2048, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 114–111), H2875 [12MY]

Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act: Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 754), S1585 [17MR]

——— Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) (S. 754) (S. Rept. 114–32), S2220 [15AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3505) (H. Rept. 114–323), H7389 [2NO]

Protecting Cyber Networks Act: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1560) (H. Rept. 114–63), H2151 [13AP]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2048) (H. Rept. 114–109), H2820 [8MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Intelligence services: enhance sharing of information about cybersecurity threats (S. 754), S7503 [27OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 212, consideration of H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act and H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act, H2368 [22AP]

H. Res. 255, consideration of H.R. 2048, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, H2892 [13MY]

H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act, H2386–H2390 [22AP]

H.R. 2048, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act, H2901–H2914 [13MY]

H.R. 3505, Dept. of Homeland Security Clearance Management and Administration Act, H7353 [2NO]

S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, S7522–S7534 [27OC]

S. Res. 273, condemn mass murders in 1965–66 in Indonesia, form truth, justice, and reconciliation commission to address crimes and human rights violations, and urge U.S. agencies to declassify and release relevant records and documents, S7105 [1OC]