House Negotiators To Meet on Final Conference Cybersecurity Information Sharing Bill Language
Leaders from House Homeland Security Committee and House Intelligence Committee​ were to have met after our deadline on final language for a conference cybersecurity information sharing bill that could be passed on to House leaders, an industry lobbyist following negotiations…
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told us. Negotiations Wednesday and Thursday continued to center on restoring the Department of Homeland Security's status as the main civilian portal for information sharing, the lobbyist said. House Intelligence and House Homeland Security didn't comment. House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, has been pushing for restoring the civilian portal role that DHS held in the House-passed National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (HR-1731) and the Senate-passed Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (S-754). The Intelligence committees circulated conference bill text that would have endangered DHS' status within the information sharing apparatus (see 1512070056). Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., told reporters Thursday before the House leaders' meeting that he's optimistic about chances for reaching agreement.