the whole. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole on the state of the union for the consideration of h.r. 1731 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: to amend homeland security act of 2002 to enhance multidirectional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risk and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections, and for other purposes. the chair: pursuant to the rule the bill is considered as read the first time. the gentleman from texas, will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. mccaul: thank you mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mccaul: i'm pleased to bring to the floor h.r. 1731, the national cybersecurity protection act -- advancement act, a pro-privacy, pro-security bill that we desperately need to safeguard our digital networks. the i'd like to commend subcommittee chairman, mr. ratcliffe, for his work on this bill. as well as our...