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44 U.S.C. § 3558 — Effect on existing law
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Nothing in this subchapter, [section 11331 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section11331&num=0&edition=prelim), or section 20 of the National Standards 11 So in original. Probably should be “National Institute of Standards”. and Technology Act ([15 U.S.C. 278g–3](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278g–3&num=0&edition=prelim)) may be construed as affecting the authority of the President, the Office of Management and Budget or the Director thereof, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or the head of any agency, with respect to the authorized use or disclosure of information, including with regard to the protection of personal privacy under [section 552a of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&num=0&edition=prelim), the disclosure of information under [section 552 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552&num=0&edition=prelim), the management and disposition of records under chapters 22 So in original. Probably should be “chapter”. 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, the management of information resources under subchapter I of chapter 35 of this title, or the disclosure of information to the Congress or the Comptroller General of the United States.
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Nothing in this subchapter, [section 11331 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section11331&num=0&edition=prelim), or section 20 of the National Standards 11 So in original. Probably should be “National Institute of Standards”. and Technology Act ([15 U.S.C. 278g–3](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278g–3&num=0&edition=prelim)) may be construed as affecting the authority of the President, the Office of Management and Budget or the Director thereof, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or the head of any agency, with respect to the authorized use or disclosure of information, including with regard to the protection of personal privacy under [section 552a of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&num=0&edition=prelim), the disclosure of information under [section 552 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552&num=0&edition=prelim), the management and disposition of records under chapters 22 So in original. Probably should be “chapter”. 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, the management of information resources under subchapter I of chapter 35 of this title, or the disclosure of information to the Congress or the Comptroller General of the United States.
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**(a) Standards and Guidelines.—**
(1) **Authority to prescribe.—** — Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Commerce shall, on the basis of standards and guidelines developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 20(a) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ([15 U.S.C. 278g–3(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278g–3/a&num=0&edition=prelim)), prescribe standards and guidelines pertaining to Federal information systems.
(2) **National security systems.—** — Standards and guidelines for national security systems shall be developed, prescribed, enforced, and overseen as otherwise authorized by law and as directed by the President.
**(b) Mandatory Requirements.—**
(1) **Authority to make mandatory.—** — Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Commerce shall make standards prescribed under subsection (a)(1) compulsory and binding to the extent determined necessary by the Secretary to improve the efficiency of operation or security of Federal information systems.
(2) **Required mandatory standards.—**
(A) *In general.—* — Standards prescribed under subsection (a)(1) shall include information security standards that—
(i) provide minimum information security requirements as determined under section 20(b) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ([15 U.S.C. 278g–3(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278g–3/b&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(ii) are otherwise necessary to improve the security of Federal information and information systems.
(B) *Requirement.—* — Information security standards described in subparagraph (A) shall be compulsory and
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**(a)** Each agency shall make available to the public information as follows:
(1) Each agency shall separately state and currently publish in the Federal Register for the guidance of the public—
(A) descriptions of its central and field organization and the established places at which, the employees (and in the case of a uniformed service, the members) from whom, and the methods whereby, the public may obtain information, make submittals or requests, or obtain decisions;
(B) statements of the general course and method by which its functions are channeled and determined, including the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available;
(C) rules of procedure, descriptions of forms available or the places at which forms may be obtained, and instructions as to the scope and contents of all papers, reports, or examinations;
(D) substantive rules of general applicability adopted as authorized by law, and statements of general policy or interpretations of general applicability formulated and adopted by the agency; and
(E) each amendment, revision, or repeal of the foregoing.
Except to the extent that a person has actual and timely notice of the terms thereof, a person may not in any manner be required to resort to, or be adversely affected by, a matter required to be published in the Federal Register and not so published. For the purpose of this paragraph, matter reasonably available to the class of persons affected thereby is deemed published in the Federal Register when incorporated by reference therein with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register.
(2) Each agency, in accordance with published rules, shall make available for public inspection in an electronic format—
(A) final opinions, including concurring and dissen
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**(a) Definitions.—** For purposes of this section—
(1) the term “agency” means agency as defined in section 552(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title;
(2) the term “individual” means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
(3) the term “maintain” includes maintain, collect, use, or disseminate;
(4) the term “record” means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph;
(5) the term “system of records” means a group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual;
(6) the term “statistical record” means a record in a system of records maintained for statistical research or reporting purposes only and not used in whole or in part in making any determination about an identifiable individual, except as provided by [section 8 of title 13](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section8&num=0&edition=prelim);
(7) the term “routine use” means, with respect to the disclosure of a record, the use of such record for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which it was collected;
(8) the term “matching program”—
(A) means any computerized comparison of—
(i) two or more automated systems of records or a system of records with non-Federal records for the purpose
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**(a) In general** The Institute shall—
(1) have the mission of developing standards, guidelines, and associated methods and techniques for information systems;
(2) develop standards and guidelines, including minimum requirements, for information systems used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency or other organization on behalf of an agency, other than national security systems (as defined in [section 3552(b)(6) of title 44](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section3552/b/6&num=0&edition=prelim));
(3) develop standards and guidelines, including minimum requirements, for providing adequate information security for all agency operations and assets, but such standards and guidelines shall not apply to national security systems;
(4) carry out the responsibilities described in paragraph (3) through the Computer Security Division; and
(5) identify and develop standards and guidelines for improving the cybersecurity workforce for an agency as part of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 800–181), or successor framework.
**(b) Minimum requirements for standards and guidelines** The standards and guidelines required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum—
(1)
(A) standards to be used by all agencies to categorize all information and information systems collected or maintained by or on behalf of each agency based on the objectives of providing appropriate levels of information security according to a range of risk levels;
(B) guidelines recommending the types of information and information systems to be included in each such category; and
(C) minimum information security requirements for information and information systems
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### Statutory Notes
Sections 3531 to 3538 comprised subchapter II of this chapter “INFORMATION SECURITY”.
Section 3531, added Pub. L. 107–296, title X, § 1001(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2259, set forth purposes of subchapter II. See [section 3551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section3551&num=0&edition=prelim).
A prior section 3531, added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1061], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–266, set forth purposes of subchapter II prior to the general amendment of subchapter II by Pub. L. 107–296.
Section 3532, added Pub. L. 107–296, title X, § 1001(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2260, related to definitions applicable to subchapter II. See [section 3552 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section3552&num=0&edition=prelim).
A prior section 3532, added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1061], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–266, related to definitions applicable to subchapter II prior to the general amendment of subchapter II by Pub. L. 107–296.
Section 3533, added Pub. L. 107–296, title X, § 1001(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2261, set forth authority and functions of the Director. See [section 3553 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section3553&num=0&edition=prelim).
A prior section 3533, added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1061], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–266, set forth authority and functions of the Director prior to the general amendment of subchapter II by Pub. L. 107–296.
Section 3534, added Pub. L. 107–296, title X, § 1001(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2262, related to Federal agency responsibilities. See [section 3554 of this
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**(a) Financial assistance to foreign nationals** The Secretary is authorized, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to expend such sums, within the limit of appropriated funds, as the Secretary may determine desirable through direct support for activities of international organizations and foreign national metrology institutes with which the Institute cooperates to advance measurement methods, technical standards, and related basic technologies, for official representation, to host official receptions, dinners, and similar events, and to otherwise extend official courtesies, including transportation of foreign dignitaries and representatives of foreign national metrology institutes to and from the Institute, for the purpose of maintaining the standing and prestige of the Department of Commerce and the Institute, through the grant of fellowships or other appropriate form of financial or logistical assistance or support to foreign nationals not in service to the Government of the United States while they are performing scientific or engineering work at the Institute or participating in the exchange of scientific or technical information at the Institute.
**(b) Foreign assistance and compensation to Institute employees** The Congress consents to the acceptance by employees of the Institute of fellowships, lectureships, or other positions for the performance of scientific or engineering activities or for the exchange of scientific or technical information, offered by a foreign government, and to the acceptance and retention by an employee of the Institute of any form of financial or other assistance provided by a foreign government as compensation for or as a means of defraying expenses associated with the performance of scientific or engineering activities or the e
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 278g
Executive Documents
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11654
Ex. Ord. No. 11654, Mar. 13, 1972, 37 F.R. 5361, which es-
tablished in the Department of Commerce the Federal
Fire Council and provided for its membership, func-
tions, etc., was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12379, § 19, Aug.
17, 1982, 47 F.R. 36100, formerly set out as a note under
section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
§ 278g. International activities
(a) Financial assistance to foreign nationals
The Secretary is authorized, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, to expend such sums,
within the limit of appropriated funds, as the
Secretary may determine desirable through di-
rect support for activities of international orga-
nizations and foreign national metrology insti-
tutes with which the Institute cooperates to ad-
vance measurement methods, technical stand-
ards, and related basic technologies, for official
representation, to host official receptions, din-
ners, and similar events, and to otherwise ex-
tend official courtesies, including transpor-
tation of foreign dignitaries and representatives
of foreign national metrology institutes to and
from the Institute, for the purpose of maintain-
ing the standing and prestige of the Department
of Commerce and the Institute, through the
grant of fellowships or other appropriate form of
financial or logistical assistance or support to
foreign nationals not in service to the Govern-
ment of the United States while they are per-
forming scientific or engineering work at the In-
stitute or participating in the exchange of sci-
entific or technical information at the Institute.
(b) Foreign assistance and compensation to Insti-
tute employees
The Congress consents to the acceptance by
emp
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TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
§ 3557
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘National Institute of
Standards’’.
2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘chapter’’.
(Added Pub. L. 113–283, § 2(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128
Stat. 3084.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to this section were contained in
section 3546 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L.
113–283.
§ 3557. National security systems
The head of each agency operating or exer-
cising control of a national security system
shall be responsible for ensuring that the agen-
cy—
(1) provides information security protections
commensurate with the risk and magnitude of
the harm resulting from the unauthorized ac-
cess, use, disclosure, disruption, modification,
or destruction of the information contained in
such system;
(2) implements information security policies
and practices as required by standards and
guidelines
for
national
security
systems,
issued in accordance with law and as directed
by the President; and
(3) complies with the requirements of this
subchapter.
(Added Pub. L. 113–283, § 2(a), Dec. 18, 2014, 128
Stat. 3084.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to this section were contained in
sections 3536 and 3547 of this title prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 113–283.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
ENFORCEMENT OF CYBERSECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS
Pub. L. 117–263, div. F, title LXIII, § 6309, Dec. 23, 2022,
136 Stat. 3506, as amended by Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title
III, § 7352, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1065, provided that:
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) CYBERSECURITY
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
NATIONAL
SECURITY SYSTEMS.—The term ‘cybersecurity require-
ments for national security systems’ means the
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