PROTECT IP Act (bill text), http://wendy.seltzer.org/media/PROTECT-IP-2011.pdf

The “Combating Online Infringements and Counterfeits Act” (COICA) never made it a floor vote last session. Now Preventing Real Online Threats of Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, or PROTECT IP Act, is in the wings. The new bill still contains some serious problems for bloggers and others…PROTECT IP only covers websites with “no significant use other than” to facilitate infringing activities.

Son Of COICA: PROTECT IP Act Will Allow For Broad Censorship Powers, Even Granted To Copyright Holders

from the censorship dept

As expected, it appears that a new version of COICA is on its way, and it looks like those behind it have ramped up their efforts to make the positioning sound better. Rather than COICA, it’s been renamed the “Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act” or the…. PROTECT IP Act (don’t gag). And, rather than actually taking into account the concerns many had with COICA, this new bill is even more draconian, in that it has a private right of action. That is, beyond just letting the Justice Department declare that a site is “rogue” and then getting a court order that would require all sorts of third parties censor that site, this new law will also let rights holders take action. That is, unlike COICA, PROTECT IP has a “private right of action.” Read More: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110510/13285714230/son-coica-protect-ip-act-will-allow-broad-censorship-powers-including-copyright-holders.shtml

And now another one:

White House raises stakes in cybersecurity debate – kill switch in cyber security?
http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/160941-white-house-raises-stakes-in-cybersecurity-debate
Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)