SIFMA and fifteen other associations (the "Associations") sent a letter to Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) in support of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 ( S. 754 ) (the "Act"). The main purpose of the Act is to facilitate information sharing about cyber threats and developments between (i) different agencies of the U.S. government, (ii) the U.S. government and various private and local government entities and (iii) private entities. In the letter, the Associations urge the Senators to bring the Act, which was approved by the Select Committee on
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