§486 — Title 6 Domestic Security | U.S. Code

§486 Limitation of liability

Title 6 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part Part I— - Information Sharing › § 486

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Completing DHS-approved security training funded in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter or in prior appropriations, enrolling in a program recognized by an Information Sharing and Analysis Center, and reporting an incident to an appropriate authority protects you from damage lawsuits unless you are guilty of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Title 6, §486

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A person who has completed a security awareness training course approved by or operated under a cooperative agreement with the Department of Homeland Security using funds made available in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter or in any prior appropriations Acts, who is enrolled in a program recognized or acknowledged by an Information Sharing and Analysis Center, and who reports a situation, activity or incident pursuant to that program to an appropriate authority, shall not be liable for damages in any action brought in a Federal or State court which result from any act or omission unless such person is guilty of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter.

§486 Limitation of liability

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Title 6, §486

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