organizations, and companies that report security vulnerabilities. (5) The process the Department shall use for public disclosure of reported security vulnerabilities. (c) Remediation process The Secretary shall develop a process for the Department to address the mitigation or remediation of the security vulnerabilities reported through the policy developed in subsection (b). (d) Consultation (1) In general In developing the security vulnerability disclosure policy under subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult with each of the following: (A) The Attorney General regarding how to ensure that individuals, organizations, and companies that comply with the requirements of the policy developed under subsection (b) are protected from prosecution under section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, civil lawsuits, and similar provisions of law with respect to specific activities authorized under the policy. (B) The Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of General Services regarding lessons that may be applied from existing vulnerability disclosure policies. (C) Non-governmental security researchers. (2) Nonapplicability of FACA The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to any consultation under this section. (e) Public availability The Secretary shall make the policy developed under subsection (b) publicly available. (f) Submission to Congress (1) Disclosure policy and remediation process Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a copy of the policy required under subsection (b) and the remediation process required under subsection (c). (2) Report and briefing (A) Report Not later than 1 year after establishing the policy required under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on such policy and the remediation process required under subsection (c). (B) Annual briefings One year after the date of the submission of the report under subparagraph (A), and annually thereafter for each of the next 3 years,