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“The McCaul amendment makes several technical and clarifying changes to H.R. 1731 to reflect feedback from committee Democrats, Department of Homeland Security, and stakeholders. Last week during committee consideration, the gentleman from Louisiana, Representative Richmond, offered an amendment to refine the 2-year statute of limitations on citizen suits against the Federal Government for privacy violations. The underlying bill requires the clock to toll from the date when the government violated the citizen's privacy. The likelihood that a citizen will know the exact date when the personal information was mishandled is pretty remote. As such, Democrats argue that the provision was tantamount to giving the Federal Government a free pass to violate the privacy protections under this act. I am pleased to see that the gentleman from Texas, Chairman McCaul, has listened to Democrats' concerns and has the amendment adjust the language, though it could use further refinement. I am also pleased that the amendment clarifies that all public utilities--not just electric utilities--are covered under this bill. The changes to the underlying bill that this amendment would make are in line with our shared goals of bolstering cybersecurity and improving the quality of information that the private sector receives about timely cyber threats. Accordingly, I support the McCaul amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR.…”