§1501 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in this subchapter. It gives short meanings for words you will see later and points you to other sections when the full definition is elsewhere. Agency means what section 3502 of title 44 defines. Antitrust laws means what section 12 of title 15 defines, includes section 45 of title 15 when it covers unfair methods of competition, and also covers State antitrust laws only if they are consistent with those federal laws. Appropriate Federal entities means the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, and the Treasury, plus the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Cybersecurity purpose, cybersecurity threat, cyber threat indicator, defensive measure, information system, malicious cyber command and control, malicious reconnaissance, monitor, security control, and security vulnerability all mean what section 650 of this title says. Federal entity means a U.S. department or agency or any part of one. Local government means a State political subdivision (for example, a city, county, town, or village). Non‑Federal entity generally means private groups or non‑Federal governments, including D.C., Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and other U.S. territories, but does not include a foreign power as defined in section 1801 of title 50. Private entity means a person or private organization (and can include State, tribal, or local governments that run utility services), but it does not include a foreign power as defined in section 1801 of title 50. Tribal means the term "Indian tribe" as defined in section 5304 of title 25.