Senate Extends 2015 Cyber Information-Sharing Law to Dec. 11 in 90-6 Stopgap Vote
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Updated · POLITICO · Aug 10
Senate Extends 2015 Cyber Information-Sharing Law to Dec. 11 in 90-6 Stopgap Vote
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Aug 10
Summary
Dec. 11 is the new expiration date for the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act after the Senate folded the 2015 law into a stopgap funding bill passed Saturday.
The law gives companies legal incentives to share cyber threat data with the federal government and one another, a framework former NSA chief Paul Nakasone called foundational to defending U.S. networks.
CISA 2015 briefly lapsed last September and has survived on short-term renewals since, underscoring Congress’ failure to secure a longer reauthorization.
House lawmakers must still approve the funding package when Congress returns in September, making that vote the next hurdle to prevent another lapse.