Federal · Title 6 — Domestic Security

6 U.S.C. § 677a: Definitions

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furnishing technical and advisory assistance to the entity to protect the assets of the entity, mitigate vulnerabilities, and reduce the related impacts; assessing potential risks to the critical infrastructure sector or geographic region impacted by the incident, including potential cascading effects of the incident on other critical infrastructure sectors or geographic regions; developing courses of action to mitigate the risks assessed under subparagraph (B); facilitating information sharing and operational coordination with entities performing threat response activities; and providing guidance on how best to use Federal resources and capabilities in a timely, effective manner to speed recovery from the incident. The term “declaration” means a declaration of the Secretary under section 677b(a)(1) of this title . The term “Director” means the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The term “Federal agency” has the meaning given the term “agency” in section 3502 of title 44 . The term “Fund” means the Cyber Response and Recovery Fund established under section 677c(a) of this title . The term “incident” has the meaning given the term in section 3552 of title 44 . The term “renewal” means a renewal of a declaration under section 677b(d) of this title . the national security interests, foreign relations, or economy of the United States; or the public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and safety of the people of the United States; and a national security system (as defined in section 3552 of title 44 ); or an information system described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 3553(e) of title 44 .

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