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6 U.S.C. § 1509 — Exception to limitation on authority of Secretary of Defense to disseminate certain information
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Notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of [section 393 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section393&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of Defense may authorize the sharing of cyber threat indicators and defensive measures pursuant to the policies, procedures, and guidelines developed or issued under this subchapter.
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Notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of [section 393 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section393&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of Defense may authorize the sharing of cyber threat indicators and defensive measures pursuant to the policies, procedures, and guidelines developed or issued under this subchapter.
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**(a) Procedures for Reporting Penetrations.—** The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures that require each cleared defense contractor to report to a component of the Department of Defense designated by the Secretary for purposes of such procedures when a network or information system of such contractor that meets the criteria established pursuant to subsection (b) is successfully penetrated.
**(b) Networks and Information Systems Subject to Reporting.—**
(1) **Criteria.—** — The Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official to, in consultation with the officials specified in paragraph (2), establish criteria for covered networks to be subject to the procedures for reporting system penetrations under subsection (a).
(2) **Officials.—** — The officials specified in this subsection are the following:
(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
(C) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
(D) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
(E) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense.
(F) The Commander of the United States Cyber Command.
**(c) Procedure Requirements.—**
(1) **Rapid reporting.—** — The procedures established pursuant to subsection (a) shall require each cleared defense contractor to rapidly report to a component of the Department of Defense designated pursuant to subsection (a) of each successful penetration of the network or information systems of such contractor that meet the criteria established pursuant to subsection (b). Each such report shall include the following:
(A) A description of the technique or method used in such penetration.
(B) A sample of the malicious software, if discov
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 1508
(2) to establish or limit any regulatory au-
thority not specifically established or limited
under this subchapter; or
(3) to authorize regulatory actions that
would duplicate or conflict with regulatory re-
quirements, mandatory standards, or related
processes under another provision of Federal
law.
(m) Authority of Secretary of Defense to respond
to malicious cyber activity carried out by
foreign powers
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed
to limit the authority of the Secretary of De-
fense under section 394 of title 10.
(n) Criminal prosecution
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed
to prevent the disclosure of a cyber threat indi-
cator or defensive measure shared under this
subchapter in a case of criminal prosecution,
when an applicable provision of Federal, State,
tribal, or local law requires disclosure in such
case.
(Pub. L. 114–113, div. N, title I, § 108, Dec. 18, 2015,
129 Stat. 2953; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVI,
§ 1631(b), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2123.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted ‘‘section
394’’ for ‘‘section 130g’’.
§ 1508. Report on cybersecurity threats
(a) Report required
Not later than 180 days after December 18,
2015, the Director of National Intelligence, in co-
ordination with the heads of other appropriate
elements of the intelligence community, shall
submit to the Select Committee on Intelligence
of the Senate and the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on cybersecurity threats,
including
cyber
attacks,
theft,
and
data
breaches.
(b) Contents
The report required by subsection (a) shall in-
clude the following:
(1) An assessment of the current inte
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