44 Usc 3546

§ 3546

TITLE 44—PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is Pub. L. 95–452, Oct. 12, 1978, 92 Stat. 1101,
as amended, which is set out in the Appendix to Title
5, Government Organization and Employees.
AMENDMENTS
2003—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 108–177 inserted ‘‘or any
other law’’ after ‘‘1978’’.
CHANGE OF NAME
Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or
the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the
Director’s capacity as the head of the intelligence community deemed to be a reference to the Director of National Intelligence. Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of
the Central Intelligence Agency deemed to be a reference to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. See section 1081(a), (b) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out as
a note under section 401 of Title 50, War and National
Defense.

§ 3546. Federal information security incident center
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall ensure the
operation of a central Federal information security incident center to—
(1) provide timely technical assistance to operators of agency information systems regarding security incidents, including guidance on
detecting and handling information security
incidents;
(2) compile and analyze information about
incidents that threaten information security;
(3) inform operators of agency information
systems about current and potential information security threats, and vulnerabilities; and
(4) consult with the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, agencies or offices
operating or exercising control of national security systems (including the National Security Agency), and such other agencies or offices in accordance with law and as directed by
the President regarding information security
incidents and related matters.
(b) NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS.—Each agency operating or exercising control of a national
security system shall share information about
information security incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities with the Federal information security incident center to the extent consistent
with standards and guidelines for national security systems, issued in accordance with law and
as directed by the President.
(Added Pub. L. 107–347, title III, § 301(b)(1), Dec.
17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2954.)
§ 3547. National security systems
The head of each agency operating or exercising control of a national security system shall
be responsible for ensuring that the agency—
(1) provides information security protections
commensurate with the risk and magnitude of
the harm resulting from the unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification,
or destruction of the information contained in
such system;
(2) implements information security policies
and practices as required by standards and

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guidelines for national security systems, issued in accordance with law and as directed by
the President; and
(3) complies with the requirements of this
subchapter.
(Added Pub. L. 107–347, title III, § 301(b)(1), Dec.
17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2954.)
§ 3548. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the provisions of this subchapter such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2003 through 2007.
(Added Pub. L. 107–347, title III, § 301(b)(1), Dec.
17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2954.)
§ 3549. Effect on existing law
Nothing in this subchapter, section 11331 of
title 40, or section 20 of the National Standards 1
and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3) may be
construed as affecting the authority of the
President, the Office of Management and Budget
or the Director thereof, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, or the head of any
agency, with respect to the authorized use or
disclosure of information, including with regard
to the protection of personal privacy under section 552a of title 5, the disclosure of information
under section 552 of title 5, the management and
disposition of records under chapters 29, 31, or 33
of title 44, the management of information resources under subchapter I of chapter 35 of this
title, or the disclosure of information to the
Congress or the Comptroller General of the
United States. While this subchapter is in effect,
subchapter II of this chapter shall not apply.
(Added Pub. L. 107–347, title III, § 301(b)(1), Dec.
17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2955.)
CHAPTER
36—MANAGEMENT
AND
PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
SERVICES
Sec.

3601.
3602.
3603.
3604.
3605.

3606.

Definitions.
Office of Electronic Government.
Chief Information Officers Council.
E-Government Fund.
Program to encourage innovative solutions to
enhance electronic Government services
and processes.
E-Government report.

§ 3601. Definitions
In this chapter, the definitions under section
3502 shall apply, and the term—
(1) ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government
established under section 3602;
(2) ‘‘Council’’ means the Chief Information
Officers Council established under section 3603;
(3) ‘‘electronic Government’’ means the use
by the Government of web-based Internet applications and other information technologies,
combined with processes that implement these
technologies, to—
(A) enhance the access to and delivery of
Government information and services to the
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘National Institute of
Standards’’.