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6 U.S.C. § 681 — Sense of Congress
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It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the purpose of this part is to authorize the Secretary to declare that a significant incident has occurred and to establish the authorities that are provided under the declaration to respond to and recover from the significant incident; and
(2) the authorities established under this part are intended to enable the Secretary to provide voluntary assistance to non-Federal entities impacted by a significant incident.
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It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the purpose of this part is to authorize the Secretary to declare that a significant incident has occurred and to establish the authorities that are provided under the declaration to respond to and recover from the significant incident; and
(2) the authorities established under this part are intended to enable the Secretary to provide voluntary assistance to non-Federal entities impacted by a significant incident.
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**(a) Redesignation**
(1) **In general** — The National Protection and Programs Directorate of the Department shall, on and after November 16, 2018, be known as the “Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency”.
(2) **References** — Any reference to the National Protection and Programs Directorate of the Department in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department.
**(b) Director**
(1) **In general** — The Agency shall be headed by the Director, who shall report to the Secretary.
(2) **Qualifications**
(A) *In general* — The Director shall be appointed from among individuals who have—
(i) extensive knowledge in at least two of the areas specified in subparagraph (B); and
(ii) not fewer than five years of demonstrated experience in efforts to foster coordination and collaboration between the Federal Government, the private sector, and other entities on issues related to cybersecurity, infrastructure security, or security risk management.
(B) *Specified areas* — The areas specified in this subparagraph are the following:
(i) Cybersecurity.
(ii) Infrastructure security.
(iii) Security risk management.
(3) **Reference** — Any reference to an Under Secretary responsible for overseeing critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and any other related program of the Department as described in [section 113(a)(1)(H) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section113/a/1/H&num=0&edition=prelim) as in effect on the day before November 16, 2018, in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a re
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**(a) Definition** The term “cybersecurity vulnerability” has the meaning given the term “security vulnerability” in [section 650 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section650&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Center** There is in the Department a national cybersecurity and communications integration center (referred to in this section as the “Center”) to carry out certain responsibilities of the Director. The Center shall be located in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The head of the Center shall report to the Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity.
**(c) Functions** The cybersecurity functions of the Center shall include—
(1) being a Federal civilian interface for the multi-directional and cross-sector sharing of information related to cyber threat indicators, defensive measures, cybersecurity risks, incidents, analysis, and warnings for Federal and non-Federal entities, including the implementation of title I of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 [[6 U.S.C. 1501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.];
(2) providing shared situational awareness to enable real-time, integrated, and operational actions across the Federal Government and non-Federal entities to address cybersecurity risks and incidents to Federal and non-Federal entities;
(3) coordinating the sharing of information related to cyber threat indicators, defensive measures, cybersecurity risks, and incidents across the Federal Government;
(4) facilitating cross-sector coordination to address cybersecurity risks and incidents, including cybersecurity risks and incidents that may be related or could have consequential impacts across multiple sectors;
(5)
(A) condu
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**(a) Joint Ransomware Task Force**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after March 15, 2022, the Director, in consultation with the National Cyber Director, the Attorney General, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall establish and chair the Joint Ransomware Task Force to coordinate an ongoing nationwide campaign against ransomware attacks, and identify and pursue opportunities for international cooperation.
(2) **Composition** — The Joint Ransomware Task Force shall consist of participants from Federal agencies, as determined appropriate by the National Cyber Director in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(3) **Responsibilities** — The Joint Ransomware Task Force, utilizing only existing authorities of each participating Federal agency, shall coordinate across the Federal Government the following activities:
(A) Prioritization of intelligence-driven operations to disrupt specific ransomware actors.
(B) Consult with relevant private sector, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments and international stakeholders to identify needs and establish mechanisms for providing input into the Joint Ransomware Task Force.
(C) Identifying, in consultation with relevant entities, a list of highest threat ransomware entities updated on an ongoing basis, in order to facilitate—
(i) prioritization for Federal action by appropriate Federal agencies; and
(ii) identify 11 So in original. metrics for success of said actions.
(D) Disrupting ransomware criminal actors, associated infrastructure, and their finances.
(E) Facilitating coordination and collaboration between Federal entities and relevant entities, including the private sector, to improve Federal actions against ransomware threats.
(F) Coll
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 677e
1 See References in Text note below.
(B) the impact of the declaration or re-
newal on the response to, and recovery from,
the specific significant incident described in
paragraph (1); and
(C) the impact of the funds made available
from the Fund as a result of the declaration
or renewal on the recovery from, and re-
sponse to, the specific significant incident
described in paragraph (1).
(c) Classification
Each notification made under subsection (a)
and each report submitted under subsection
(b)—
(1) shall be in an unclassified form with ap-
propriate markings to indicate information
that is exempt from disclosure under section
552 of title 5 (commonly known as the ‘‘Free-
dom of Information Act’’); and
(2) may include a classified annex.
(d) Consolidated report
The Secretary shall not be required to submit
multiple reports under subsection (b) for mul-
tiple declarations or renewals if the Secretary
determines that the declarations or renewals
substantively relate to the same specific signifi-
cant incident.
(e) Exemption
The requirements of subchapter I of chapter 35
of title 44 (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork
Reduction Act’’) shall not apply to the vol-
untary collection of information by the Depart-
ment during an investigation of, a response to,
or an immediate post-response review of, the
specific significant incident leading to a dec-
laration or renewal.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title XXII, § 2235, as added Pub.
L. 117–58, div. G, title VI, § 70602(a), Nov. 15, 2021,
135 Stat. 1270.)
§ 677e. Rule of construction
Nothing in this part shall be construed to im-
pair or limit the ability of the Director to carry
out
the
authorized
activities
of
the
Cybersecurity
and
Infrastructure
Securit
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