Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-102
§677 Sense of Congress
Title 6 › CHAPTER 1 — HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER XVIII — CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY › Part C — Declaration of a Significant Incident › § 677
Summary
Gives the Secretary the power to declare that a major incident has happened and to set the response and recovery powers tied to that declaration. Those powers are meant to let the Secretary provide voluntary help to non‑Federal entities affected by the incident.
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Title 6, §677
Domestic Security, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1)the purpose of this part is to authorize the Secretary to declare that a significant incident has occurred and to establish the authorities that are provided under the declaration to respond to and recover from the significant incident; and
(2)the authorities established under this part are intended to enable the Secretary to provide voluntary assistance to non-Federal entities impacted by a significant incident.
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Citation
6 U.S.C. § 677
Title 6, Domestic Security
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102