6 USC § 677 - Sense of Congress

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identifier: "/us/usc/t6/s677"
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title: "6 USC § 677 - Sense of Congress"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "677"
section_name: "Sense of Congress"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "XVIII"
subchapter_name: "CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Declaration of a Significant Incident"
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, § 2231, as added Pub. L. 117–58, div. G, title VI, § 70602(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1267.)"
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# § 677. Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that—

**(1)** the purpose of this part is to authorize the Secretary to declare that a significant incident has occurred and to establish the authorities that are provided under the declaration to respond to and recover from the significant incident; and

**(2)** the authorities established under this part are intended to enable the Secretary to provide voluntary assistance to non-Federal entities impacted by a significant incident.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–296, title XXII, § 2231, as added Pub. L. 117–58, div. G, title VI, § 70602(a), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1267.)