"The measure from Michigan Senator Gary Peters renames the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act as the Protecting America from Cyber Threats Act. The rephrasing, he said, is meant to avoid confusion with the similar sounding Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in DHS. The legislation also includes a retroactive provision to address any gaps in liability protections. The 2015 law let private sector providers transmit cyber threat intelligence with government partners with key legal protections in place."
"Speaking to reporters Thursday, Peters said he does not have a projected timeline in place for when this new measure could be brought to a vote, and that the ongoing government shutdown complicates those efforts in the short term. He said he has spoken directly with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. on the issue. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D. - who has worked with Peters on extending the information-sharing law - has also spoken to Thune, Peters said."
Senator Gary Peters filed a bill to extend and rename the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act as the Protecting America from Cyber Threats Act. The measure includes a retroactive provision to address gaps in liability protections that lapsed when the law expired amid the Oct. 1 government shutdown. The 2015 law allowed private companies to share cyber threat intelligence with government partners while shielding them from lawsuits and regulatory penalties. Peters has no timeline for a vote and says the shutdown complicates action. Senator Mike Rounds is a co-sponsor, and Rand Paul has repeatedly objected to unanimous-consent efforts.
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