6 USC § 656 - Net Guard

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identifier: "/us/usc/t6/s656"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "6 USC § 656 - NET Guard"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "656"
section_name: "NET Guard"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "XVIII"
subchapter_name: "CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–296, title XXII, § 2206, formerly title II, § 224, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2156; Pub. L. 110–53, title V, § 531(b)(1)(B), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 334; renumbered title XXII, § 2206, and amended Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(2)(I), (9)(A)(ii), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4178, 4180; Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7143(c)(7), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3663.)"
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# § 656. NET Guard

The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency may establish a national technology guard, to be known as “NET Guard”, comprised of local teams of volunteers with expertise in relevant areas of science and technology, to assist local communities to respond and recover from attacks on information systems and communications networks.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–296, title XXII, § 2206, formerly title II, § 224, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2156; Pub. L. 110–53, title V, § 531(b)(1)(B), Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 334; renumbered title XXII, § 2206, and amended Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(2)(I), (9)(A)(ii), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4178, 4180; Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7143(c)(7), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3663.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to renumbering by .

### Amendments

2022— substituted “Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency” for “Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security”.

2018—, substituted “Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security” for “Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection”.

2007— substituted “Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection” for “Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Rule of Construction

Nothing in amendment made by  to be construed to alter the authorities, responsibilities, functions, or activities of any agency (as such term is defined in ) or officer or employee of the United States on or before , see , set out as a note under .