mr. westmoreland. the chair: the gentleman the -- from georgia is recognized for three minutes. mr. westmoreland thank you, madam speaker. thank you, chairman neen us. i rise in -- nunes. i rise in support of hr 1560 protecting cybernetworks act. the bill safeguards personally identifiable information from being exchanged during the process by requiring private companies and the government to both make sure that no private information is exchanged. my home state of georgia is home to many companies that deal with and secure sensitive data on a daily basis and they are , constantly looking for better ways to protect their networks. after the recent cyberattacks against american businesses, i have spoken to industry leaders from georgia and across the nation about how we can make information sharing between the industries and the government stronger and to better protect our nation. cyberterrorism is the new battlefield and adopting to this new warfare is crucial to eliminating these threats. by allowing american businesses to alert other companies and the government of specific threat

mr. westmoreland. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for three minutes. mr. westmoreland: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, chairman neen us. i rise in -- nunes. i rise in support of h.r. 16 -- 1560, protecting cybernetworks act. the bill safeguards personally identifiable information from being exchanged during the process by requiring private companies and the government to both make sure that no private information is exchanged. my home state of georgia is home to many companies that deal with and secure sensitive data on a daily basis and they are constantly looking for better ways to protect their networks. after the recent cyberattacks against american businesses, i have spoken to industry leaders from georgia and across the nation about how we can make information sharing between the industries and the government stronger and to better protect our nation. cyberterrorism is the new battlefield and adopting to this new warfare is crucial to eliminating these threats. by allowing american businesses to alert other companies and the government of specifi