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