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6 U.S.C. 1501: Definitions

Created in 2015 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change (3), (4), (a), (b), (B), (c), (d), (f)

How it got here

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–263, §7143(b)(4)(A), added pars. (4) to (7) and struck out former pars. (4) to (7) which defined cybersecurity purpose, cybersecurity threat, cyber threat indicator, and defensive measure, respectively. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (4), (5), (6), (7)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §7143(b)(4)(B), added par. (9) and struck out former par. (9) which defined information system. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (9)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §7143(b)(4)(C), added pars. (11) to (13) and struck out former pars. (11) to (13) which defined malicious cyber command and control, malicious reconnaissance, and monitor, respectively. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (11), (12), (13)
  • Pub. L. 117–263, §7143(b)(4)(D), added pars. (16) and (17) and struck out former pars. (16) and (17) which defined security control and security vulnerability, respectively. (James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023) Law text · (16), (17)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.