6 U.S.C. § 656: NET Guard

Title 6, §656

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The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency may establish a national technology guard, to be known as “NET Guard”, comprised of local teams of volunteers with expertise in relevant areas of science and technology, to assist local communities to respond and recover from attacks on information systems and communications networks.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 144 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 115–278.

Amendments

2022—Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency” for “Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(9)(A)(ii), substituted “Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security” for “Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection”. 2007—Pub. L. 110–53 substituted “Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection” for “Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Rule of

Construction

Nothing in amendment made by Pub. L. 117–263 to be construed to alter the authorities, responsibilities, functions, or activities of any agency (as such term is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502) or officer or employee of the United States on or before Dec. 23, 2022, see section 7143(f)(1) of Pub. L. 117–263, set out as a note under section 650 of this title.

§656 Net Guard

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