6 U.S.C. § 681c — Voluntary reporting of other cyber incidents

submitted 4 years ago by Pub. L. 107-296 to r/title-6-DOMESTIC-SECURITY · 136 words · no verdicts yet

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Entities may voluntarily report cyber incidents or ransom payments that are not otherwise required to be reported if the information may improve awareness of cyber threats. Covered entities may also add optional useful information to required reports, and section 681e protections apply.

(a) Entities may voluntarily report to the Agency cyber incidents or ransom payments not required under section 681b(a)(1), (2), or (3), if the reports may improve awareness of cyber threats. (b) A covered entity may voluntarily add to a required report information that is not required but may improve awareness of cyber threats. (c) Section 681e applies to reports and information submitted under (a) and (b) in the same way and to the same extent as it applies to reports and information submitted under section 681b.

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(a) In general

Entities may voluntarily report cyber incidents or ransom payments to the Agency that are not required under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 681b(a) of this title, but may enhance the situational awareness of cyber threats.

(b) Voluntary provision of additional information in required reports

Covered entities may voluntarily include in reports required under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 681b(a) of this title information that is not required to be included, but may enhance the situational awareness of cyber threats.

Section 681e of this title shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to reports and information submitted under subsections (a) and (b) as it applies to reports and information submitted under section 681b of this title.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–296, title XXII, § 2243, as added Pub. L. 117–103, div. Y, § 103(a)(2), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 1049; amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7143(e)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3664.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

2022Enacted · Pub. L. 107-296 · 136 Stat. 1049
2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-263 · 136 Stat. 3664

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-296 on 2022-03-15.

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