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6 U.S.C. § 103 — Voluntary reporting of other cyber incidents

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6 U.S.C. § 103 — Voluntary reporting of other cyber incidents

**(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681b/a&num=0&edition=prelim), 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681b/a&num=0&edition=prelim) information that is not required to be included, but may enhance the situational awareness of cyber threats. **(c) Application of [section 681e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681e&num=0&edition=prelim)** [Section 681e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681e&num=0&edition=prelim) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681b&num=0&edition=prelim).

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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681b/a&num=0&edition=prelim), 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681b/a&num=0&edition=prelim) information that is not required to be included, but may enhance the situational awareness of cyber threats. **(c) Application of [section 681e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681e&num=0&edition=prelim)** [Section 681e of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681e&num=0&edition=prelim) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section681b&num=0&edition=prelim).

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6 U.S.C. § 681b — Declaration

**(a) In general** (1) **Declaration** — The Secretary, in consultation with the National Cyber Director, may make a declaration of a significant incident in accordance with this section for the purpose of enabling the activities described in this part if the Secretary determines that— (A) a specific significant incident— (i) has occurred; or (ii) is likely to occur imminently; and (B) otherwise available resources, other than the Fund, are likely insufficient to respond effectively to, or to mitigate effectively, the specific significant incident described in subparagraph (A). (2) **Prohibition on delegation** — The Secretary may not delegate the authority provided to the Secretary under paragraph (1). **(b) Asset response activities** Upon a declaration, the Director shall coordinate— (1) the asset response activities of each Federal agency in response to the specific significant incident associated with the declaration; and (2) with appropriate entities, which may include— (A) public and private entities and State and local governments with respect to the asset response activities of those entities and governments; and (B) Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies with respect to investigations and threat response activities of those law enforcement agencies; and (3) Federal, State, local, and Tribal emergency management and response agencies. **(c) Duration** Subject to subsection (d), a declaration shall terminate upon the earlier of— (1) a determination by the Secretary that the declaration is no longer necessary; or (2) the expiration of the 120-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary makes the declaration. **(d) Renewal** The Secretary, without delegation, may renew a declaration as necessary. **(

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6 U.S.C. § 681e — Rule of construction

Nothing in this part shall be construed to impair or limit the ability of the Director to carry out the authorized activities of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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6 U.S.C. § 103 — Use of appropriated funds

Page 12 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 102 ice are allowed expenses under section 5703(b) [5703] of title 5, United States Code. ‘‘SEC. 609. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMIS- SION MEMBERS AND STAFF. ‘‘The appropriate Federal agencies or departments shall cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously providing to the Commission members and staff appro- priate security clearances to the extent possible pursu- ant to existing procedures and requirements, except that no person shall be provided with access to classi- fied information under this title without the appro- priate security clearances. ‘‘SEC. 610. REPORTS OF COMMISSION; TERMI- NATION. ‘‘(a) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Commission may submit to the President and Congress interim reports con- taining such findings, conclusions, and recommenda- tions for corrective measures as have been agreed to by a majority of Commission members. ‘‘(b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 20 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 27, 2002], the Commission shall submit to the President and Congress a final report containing such findings, conclusions, and recommendations for corrective measures as have been agreed to by a majority of Commission members. ‘‘(c) TERMINATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, and all the au- thorities of this title, shall terminate 30 days after the date on which the final report is submitted under subsection (b). ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE TERMI- NATION.—The Commission may use the 30-day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purpose of con- cluding its activities, including providing testimony to committees of Congress concerning its reports and disseminating the final report. ‘‘SEC. 611. FUNDING. ‘‘(a) TRANSFER FROM THE NATIONAL FOREIGN INTEL- LIGENCE PROGRAM.—Of

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