PUBLIC LAW 113–282—DEC. 18, 2014 128 STAT. 3069 discretion of the Under Secretary appointed under section 103(a)(1)(H). ‘‘(2) CERTAIN ASSISTANCE OR INFORMATION.—The provision of certain assistance or information to, or inclusion in the Center of, one governmental or private entity pursuant to this section shall not create a right or benefit, substantive or procedural, to similar assistance or information for any other governmental or private entity.’’. (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 225 the following: ‘‘Sec. 226. National cybersecurity and communications integration center.’’. SEC. 4. RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING NEW AGREEMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit recommendations on how to expedite the implementation of information-sharing agreements for cybersecurity purposes between the Center and non-Federal entities (referred to in this section as ‘‘cybersecurity information-sharing agreements’’) to— (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. (b) CONTENTS.—In submitting recommendations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) address the development and utilization of a scalable form that retains all privacy and other protections in cybersecurity information-sharing agreements that are in effect as of the date on which the Secretary submits the recommendations, including Cooperative Research and Development Agreements; and (2) include in the recommendations any additional authorities or resources that may be needed to carry out the implementation of any new cybersecurity information-sharing agreements. Deadline. kgrant on DSKB33CYQ1 with PUBLAW SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States a report on the Center, which shall include— (a) information on the Center, including— (1) an assessment of the capability and capacity of the Center to carry out its cybersecurity mission under this Act; (2) the number of representatives from non-Federal entities that are participating in the Center, including the number of representatives from States, nonprofit organizations, and private sector entities, respectively; (3) the number of requests from non-Federal entities to participate in the Center and the response to such requests; VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:38 Feb 13, 2015 Jkt 049139 PO 00282 Frm 00005 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL282.113 PUBL282

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