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§3608 Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program
Title 44 › Chapter 36— MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES › § 3608
Summary
Creates the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) inside the General Services Administration. The GSA Administrator, under section 3614, must set up a government-wide program that provides a standard, reusable way to assess and approve cloud services that handle agencies' unclassified information.
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Title 44, §3608
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There is established within the General Services Administration the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The Administrator, subject to section 3614, shall establish a Government-wide program that provides a standardized, reusable approach to security assessment and authorization for cloud computing products and services that process unclassified information used by agencies.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Repeal of SectionFor repeal of section by section 5921(d)(1) of Pub. L. 117–263, see
Effective Date
of Repeal note below.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of Repeal Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LIX, § 5921(d)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3458, provided that the repeal of this section is effective on the date that is 5 years after Dec. 23, 2022.
Construction
For rule of
Construction
regarding section 5921 of Pub. L. 117–263, see section 5921(e) of Pub. L. 117–263, set out as a note under section 3607 of this title.
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Citation
44 U.S.C. § 3608
Title 44 — Public Printing and Documents
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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