Senate Intelligence 'Very Close' to Releasing Cybersecurity Bill, Chambliss Says

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Senate Intelligence Committee ranking member Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., said Tuesday he is "veryrnclose" to introducing an information sharing bill for cybersecurity protection. The bill, which Chamblissrnis working on with committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., would be a companion to the CyberrnIntelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which the House passed in April (CD April 19 p6).rnThe lead sponsors of CISPA, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Mich., and rankingrnmember Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., said Tuesday they're confident the chambers could work outrntheir differences in conference if the Senate acts, speaking at the same Politico-sponsored cybersecurityrnevent. Rogers seemed particularly optimistic, saying efforts to educate House members on the cyberthreatrnhad drastically improved the whip count for CISPA and praising Senate leaders for similar education effortsrnin recent months.