Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-102
§486 Limitation of Liability
Title 6 › CHAPTER 1 — HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER VIII — COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part I — Information Sharing › § 486
Summary
Anyone who completed DHS-approved training paid by FY2006 or other appropriation Acts, enrolled in an ISAC program, and reports it to an appropriate authority is not liable for damages in federal or state court unless guilty of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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Title 6, §486
Domestic Security, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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.
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6 U.S.C. § 486
Title 6, Domestic Security
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102