not appropriately in the public domain.
(f) Penalties.--Whoever, being an officer or employee of
the United States or of any department or agency thereof,
knowingly publishes, divulges, discloses, or makes known in any
manner or to any extent not authorized by law, any critical
infrastructure information protected from disclosure by this
subtitle coming to him in the course of this employment or
official duties or by reason of any examination or
investigation made by, or return, report, or record made to or
filed with, such department or agency or officer or employee
thereof, shall be fined under title 18 of the United States
Code, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both, and shall be
removed from office or employment.
(g) Authority To Issue Warnings.--The Federal Government
may provide advisories, alerts, and warnings to relevant
companies, targeted sectors, other governmental entities, or
the general public regarding potential threats to critical
infrastructure as appropriate. In issuing a warning, the
Federal Government shall take appropriate actions to protect
from disclosure--
(1) the source of any voluntarily submitted
critical infrastructure information that forms the
basis for the warning; or
(2) information that is proprietary, business
sensitive, relates specifically to the submitting
person or entity, or is otherwise not appropriately in
the public domain.
(h) Authority To Delegate.--The President may delegate
authority to a critical infrastructure protection program,
designated under section 213, to enter into a voluntary
agreement to promote critical infrastructure security,
including with any Information Sharing and Analysis
Organization, or a plan of action as otherwise defined in
section 708 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2158).
SEC. 215. [6 U.S.C. 134] NO PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.
Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to create a
private right of action for enforcement of any provision of
this Act.
Subtitle C--Information Security
SEC. 221. [6 U.S.C. 141] PROCEDURES FOR SHARING INFORMATION.
The Secretary shall establish procedures on the use of
information shared under this title that--
(1) limit the redissemination of such information
to ensure that it is not used for an unauthorized
purpose;
(2) ensure the secu
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