Strengthening information sharing between United States Government and private sector actors on subsea telecommunications infrastructure

(a) Public-Private sector information sharing Consistent with the necessary protections of classified information, the sourcing of relevant intelligence material, and privacy and civil liberties, all appropriate agencies shall, with the approval of the interagency committee and in coordination, as appropriate, with intelligence sharing partnerships with trusted allies, in support of the maintenance, repair, and protection of subsea telecommunications infrastructure, issue procedures to establish and promote— (1) the timely sharing of classified information regarding subsea telecommunications infrastructure sabotage and any indications of potential sabotage held by members of the interagency committee with non-Federal entities that possess the necessary security clearances; (2) the timely sharing between the interagency committee and non-Federal entities of information related to subsea telecommunications infrastructure sabotage, information relating to indications of potential sabotage, or authorized uses under this Act, in the possession of the interagency committee that may be declassified and shared at an unclassified level; (3) the timely sharing between the interagency committee and non-Federal entities of unclassified, including controlled unclassified, information regarding subsea telecommunications infrastructure sabotage and indications of potential sabotage held by members of the interagency committee or non-Federal entities; (4) the timely sharing between the interagency committee and non-Federal entities, when and if appropriate, of information relating to indications of potential subsea telecommunications infrastructure sabotage or authorized uses under this title, held by the interagency committee or non-Federal entities about subsea telecommunications infrastructure sabotage, in order to prevent or mitigate any potential adverse effects from such sabotage; and (5) the timely release of funds to meet cost, schedule, and performance metrics. (b) Development of procedures The procedures developed under subsection (b) shall— (1) ensure the interagency committee has and maintains the capacity to identify and inform subsea telecommunications infrastructure sabotage and indications of potential subsea telecommunications infrastructure sabotage in real time to the appropriate Federal agencies or non-Federal entities consistent with the protection of classified information; (2) incorporate, whenever possible, existing processes, roles, and responsibilities of members of the interagency committee and non-Federal entities for information sharing, including subsea telecommunications infrastructure-specific information sharing and analysis entities; and (3) require members of the interagency committee and other appropriate Federal agencies which are sharing subsea telecommunications infrastructure sabotage indicators or defensive measures to employ any applicable security controls to defend against unauthorized access to or acquisition of such information. (c) Submittal to Congress The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the members of the interagency committee, shall— (1) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to Congress the procedures required under subsection (b); and (2) not later than one year after submitting such procedures, and annually thereafter for 5 years, submit to Congress a report on the implementation and execution of information sharing with private sector actors in the previous year pursuant to subsection (a).