Sec. 6. Protection from liability

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No cause of action shall lie or be maintained in any court against any private entity, and such action shall be promptly dismissed, for the monitoring of information systems and information under subsection

(a)of section 4 that is conducted in accordance with this Act. No cause of action shall lie or be maintained in any court against any entity, and such action shall be promptly dismissed, for the sharing or receipt of cyber threat indicators or countermeasures under subsection

(c)of section 4 if— such sharing or receipt is conducted in accordance with this Act; and in a case in which a cyber threat indicator or countermeasure is shared with the Federal Government in an electronic format, the cyber threat indicator or countermeasure is shared in a manner that is consistent with section 5(c). If a cause of action is not otherwise dismissed or precluded under subsection

(a)or (b), a good faith reliance by an entity that the conduct complained of was permitted under this Act shall be a complete defense against any action brought in any court against such entity. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require dismissal of a cause of action against an entity that has engaged in— gross negligence or wilful misconduct in the course of conducting activities authorized by this Act; or conduct that is otherwise not in compliance with the requirements of this Act.