61 1 (2) accesses such information, notwithstanding any 2 other provision of law that would otherwise restrict 3 or prevent the head of an agency from disclosing 4 such information to the Secretary or a private entity 5 providing assistance to the Secretary under para- 6 graph (2); 7 ‘‘(2) may enter into contracts or other agree- 8 ments with, or otherwise request and obtain the as- 9 sistance of, private entities to deploy and operate 10 technologies in accordance with subsection (b); 11 ‘‘(3) may retain, use, and disclose information 12 obtained through the conduct of activities authorized 13 under this section only to protect information and 14 information systems from cybersecurity risks; 15 ‘‘(4) shall regularly assess through operational 16 test and evaluation in real world or simulated envi- 17 ronments available advanced protective technologies 18 to improve detection and prevention capabilities, in- 19 cluding commercial and non-commercial technologies 20 and detection technologies beyond signature-based 21 detection, and utilize such technologies when appro- 22 priate; 23 ‘‘(5) shall establish a pilot to acquire, test, and 24 deploy, as rapidly as possible, technologies described 25 in paragraph (4); † S 754 ES