6 USC § 681c - Voluntary reporting of other cyber incidents

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identifier: "/us/usc/t6/s681c"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "6 USC § 681c - Voluntary reporting of other cyber incidents"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "681c"
section_name: "Voluntary reporting of other cyber incidents"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "XVIII"
subchapter_name: "CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Cyber Incident Reporting"
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, § 2243, as added Pub. L. 117–103, div. Y, § 103(a)(2), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 1049; amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7143(e)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3664.)"
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# § 681c. Voluntary reporting of other cyber incidents

**(a)** **In general** section 681b(a) of this title

Entities may voluntarily report cyber incidents or ransom payments to the Agency that are not required under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of , but may enhance the situational awareness of cyber threats.

**(b)** **Voluntary provision of additional information in required reports** section 681b(a) of this title

Covered entities may voluntarily include in reports required under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of  information that is not required to be included, but may enhance the situational awareness of cyber threats.

**(c)** **Application of section 681e of this title** Section 681e of this titlesection 681b of this title

 shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to reports and information submitted under subsections (a) and (b) as it applies to reports and information submitted under .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–296, title XXII, § 2243, as added Pub. L. 117–103, div. Y, § 103(a)(2), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 1049; amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7143(e)(1), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3664.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2022—Subsec. (c).  added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The protections under  applicable to reports made under  shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to reports and information submitted under subsections (a) and (b).”