"We'll take whatever the Congress decides to authorize us, wherever they see fit within their purview, to authorize and to give us our authorities to be able to use,"
"So at this point, I think my primary concern is if it lapses,"
"Give us 30 days for the Congress to do what they need to do. Give us two years. Give us ten years. Give us 50. Whatever you take, we'll take it. Obviously, we love stability for the organization and stability for our partners to understand how we're going to protect and exchange information. But really, that's up to Congress."
CISA is prepared to accept any extension Congress authorizes for the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, which is set to expire Sept. 30 unless renewed. The law allows private-sector providers to transmit cyber threat information to government partners with liability protections that shield firms from lawsuits and regulatory penalties. CISA emphasizes the value of stability for the agency and partners in protecting and exchanging information. The House Homeland Security Committee approved a ten-year extension, while the Senate is developing its own version. Industry stakeholders express concern that Congress may only reach a shorter one- or two-year extension, and staffers have discussed placing a ten-year extension in a stopgap funding bill.
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