Public Law 115-278

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Act of Congress United States federal law

Public Law 115-278 is the 2018 U.S. federal law that formally established the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the Department of Homeland Security to lead national efforts in protecting critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Congress ⓘ
United States federal law ⓘ
agencyLocatedIn United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
amends Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
assignsHeadTitle Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ⓘ
authorizes cybersecurity risk management and incident response activities by CISA ⓘ
information sharing related to cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities ⓘ
clarifiesStatusOf Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as an operational component of DHS ⓘ
codifiedIn 6 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. ⓘ
Title 6 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdAgency Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ⓘ
dateSigned 2018-11-16 ⓘ
designatesAgencyAs lead federal agency for cybersecurity of critical infrastructure ⓘ
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ⓘ
surface form: national coordinator for critical infrastructure security and resilience
effectiveDate 2018-11-16 ⓘ
enactedBy 115th United States Congress ⓘ
establishedWithin United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
establishes organizational structure for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within DHS ⓘ
establishesMissionFor Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ⓘ
focusesOn protection of federal civilian executive branch networks ⓘ
protection of national critical infrastructure sectors ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
legislativeSession 115th Congress, 2nd Session ⓘ
missionStatementIncludes to secure and protect the federal civilian executive branch and critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats ⓘ
placesAgencyUnder United States Secretary of Homeland Security ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of Homeland Security
policyArea emergency management ⓘ
national security ⓘ
science, technology, communications ⓘ
primaryPurpose to establish the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within the Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
publicLawNumber 115-278 ⓘ
purpose to lead national efforts to protect critical infrastructure from cyber threats ⓘ
to lead national efforts to protect critical infrastructure from physical threats ⓘ
reorganizedAgency National Protection and Programs Directorate ⓘ
requires coordination with federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments on cybersecurity and infrastructure security ⓘ
engagement with private sector owners and operators of critical infrastructure ⓘ
scope nationwide cybersecurity and infrastructure security policy ⓘ
shortName Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 ⓘ
signedBy Donald Trump ⓘ
signingPresident Donald Trump ⓘ
subjectMatter critical infrastructure protection ⓘ
cybersecurity ⓘ
homeland security ⓘ
transformedEntityInto Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ⓘ
typeOfLegislation public law ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 2018 ⓘ

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