6 U.S.C. § 655 — Enhancement of Federal and non-Federal cybersecurity
submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-296 to r/title-6-DOMESTIC-SECURITY · 150 words · no verdicts yet
This section lists cybersecurity duties of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The duties include warnings, crisis support, recovery assistance, and protection of Federal information systems.
To carry out section 652, the Director* must: (1) when appropriate, give State* and local governments, and on request private owners or operators of critical information systems, (A) analysis and warnings about threats to and weaknesses in those systems and (B), coordinating with the Under Secretary* for Emergency* Preparedness and Response, crisis-management help after threats to or attacks on those systems; (2) when appropriate and on request, give the private sector and other government entities, with that Under Secretary, technical help on emergency recovery plans for major failures of critical information systems; and (3) perform the Secretary’s duties to protect Federal information systems under subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44.
In carrying out the responsibilities under section 652 of this title, the Director* of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency* shall—
as appropriate, provide to State* and local government* entities, and upon request to private entities that own or operate critical information systems—
analysis and warnings related to threats to, and vulnerabilities of, critical information systems; and
in coordination with the Under Secretary* for Emergency* Preparedness and Response, crisis management support in response to threats to, or attacks on, critical information systems;
as appropriate, provide technical assistance, upon request, to the private sector and other government entities, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, with respect to emergency recovery plans to respond to major failures of critical information systems; and
fulfill the responsibilities of the Secretary to protect Federal information systems under subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 44.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–296, title XXII, § 2205, formerly title II, § 223, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2156; Pub. L. 110–53, title V, § 531(b)(1)(A), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 334; Pub. L. 113–283, § 2(e)(3)(A), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3086; renumbered title XXII, § 2205, and amended Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(2)(I), (9)(A)(i), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4178, 4180; Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7143(c)(6), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3663.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-296 · 116 Stat. 2156
- 2007Amended · Pub. L. 110-53 · 121 Stat. 334
- 2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-283 · 128 Stat. 3086
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-278 · 132 Stat. 4178, 4180
- 2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-263 · 136 Stat. 3663
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-296 on 2002-11-25.
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