6 U.S.C. § 486 — Limitation of liability
submitted 21 years ago by Pub. L. 109-90 to r/title-6-DOMESTIC-SECURITY · 106 words · no verdicts yet
A person is protected from certain lawsuits after reporting a security incident. They must have completed a DHS-approved security awareness course and be enrolled in a recognized Information Sharing and Analysis Center program. If they report through that program in good faith, they aren't liable unless they acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct.
This section protects a specific group of people from being sued over their incident reports.
To be protected, a person must have: completed a security-awareness training course approved by, or operated under a cooperative agreement with, the Department* of Homeland* Security, using funds available starting in fiscal year 2006 or under any earlier appropriations Acts; and be enrolled in a program that an Information Sharing and Analysis Center recognizes or acknowledges.
If that person then reports a situation, activity, or incident, under that program, to the appropriate authority, they are not liable for damages in any lawsuit brought in a federal or state* court that results from any act or omission connected to that report — unless the person is guilty of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
A person who has completed a security awareness training course approved by or operated under a cooperative agreement with the Department* of Homeland* Security using funds made available in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter or in any prior appropriations Acts, who is enrolled in a program recognized or acknowledged by an Information Sharing and Analysis Center, and who reports a situation, activity or incident pursuant to that program to an appropriate authority, shall not be liable for damages in any action brought in a Federal or State* court which result from any act or omission unless such person is guilty of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–90, title V, § 541, Oct. 18, 2005, 119 Stat. 2089.)
- 2005Enacted · Pub. L. 109-90 · 119 Stat. 2089
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-90 on 2005-10-18.
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