on lawfully
and properly disclosed generally or broadly to the public and
to use such information in any manner permitted by law.
(d) Treatment of Voluntary Submittal of Information.--The
voluntary submittal to the Government of information or records
that are protected from disclosure by this subtitle shall not
be construed to constitute compliance with any requirement to
submit such information to a Federal agency under any other
provision of law.
(e) Procedures.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security shall, in consultation with
appropriate representatives of the National Security
Council and the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, establish uniform procedures for the receipt,
care, and storage by Federal agencies of critical
infrastructure information that is voluntarily
submitted to the Government. The procedures shall be
established not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this subtitle.
(2) Elements.--The procedures established under
paragraph (1) shall include mechanisms regarding--
(A) the acknowledgement of receipt by
Federal agencies of critical infrastructure
information that is voluntarily submitted to
the Government;
(B) the maintenance of the identification
of such information as voluntarily submitted to
the Government for purposes of and subject to
the provisions of this subtitle;
(C) the care and storage of such
information; and
(D) the protection and maintenance of the
confidentiality of such information so as to
permit the sharing of such information within
the Federal Government and with State and local
governments, and the issuance of notices and
warnings related to the protection of critical
infrastructure and protected systems, in such
manner as to protect from public disclosure the
identity of the submitting person or entity, or
information that is proprietary, business
sensitive, relates specifically to the
submitting person or entity, and is otherwise