national security system
Defined in 15 places across 8 titles of the United States Code.
(A) The term "national security system" means any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency—
(i) the function, operation, or use of which—
(I) involves intelligence activities;
(II) involves cryptologic activities related to national security;
(III) involves command and control of military forces;
(IV) involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or
(V) subject to subparagraph (B), is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions; or
(ii) is protected at all times by procedures established for information that have been specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order or an Act of Congress to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.
(B) Subparagraph (A)(i)(V) does not include a system that is to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications).
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2002–present44 U.S.C. § 3542Public Printing and Documents · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
- 2014–202644 U.S.C. § 3552Public Printing and Documents · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
The term "national security system" has the meaning given that term in section 3542 of title 44.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2013–201450 U.S.C. § 3100War and National Defense · Intelligence community business system transformation · in this section
- 2010–present50 U.S.C. § 415a-6War and National Defense · Transferred · in this section
The term “national security system” has the meaning given that term in section 3552(b)(6) of title 44.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2020–present15 U.S.C. § 278g-3aCommerce and Trade · Definitions · in this section
- 2026–present40 U.S.C. § 11331Public Buildings, Property, and Works · Responsibilities for Federal information systems standards · in this section
The term “national security system” has the meaning given the term in section 11103 of title 40.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2015–present6 U.S.C. § 1521Domestic Security · Definitions · in this subchapter
- 2022–present6 U.S.C. § 650Domestic Security · Definitions · in this subchapter
National security system.—In this section, the term “national security system” means a telecommunications or information system operated by the Federal Government, the function, operation, or use of which—
(A) involves intelligence activities;
(B) involves cryptologic activities related to national security;
(C) involves command and control of military forces;
(D) involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or
(E) subject to paragraph (2), is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions.
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- 2002–present40 U.S.C. § 11103Public Buildings, Property, and Works · Applicability to national security systems · in this section
National security system.—The term "national security system" has the meaning given that term in section 3552(b)(6)(A) of title 44.
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- 2015–202610 U.S.C. § 2222Armed Forces · Defense business systems: architecture, accountability, and modernization · in this section
National security system.—The term "national security system" has the meaning given that term in section 3552(b)(6) of title 44.
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- 2022–202640 U.S.C. § 11331Public Buildings, Property, and Works · Responsibilities for Federal information systems standards · in this section
National security system.—The term "national security system" has the meaning given that term in section 3552 of title 44.
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- 2018–202641 U.S.C. § 1321Public Contracts · Definitions · in this subchapter
National security system.—The term “national security system” means an information system that is protected at all times by policies and procedures established for the processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination or disposition of information that has been specifically authorized under criteria established by statute or Executive Order to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.
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- 2006–present38 U.S.C. § 5727Veterans Benefits · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “national security system” has the meaning given that term by section 11103 of title 40.
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- 2003–200610 U.S.C. § 2223Armed Forces · Information technology: additional responsibilities of Chief Information Officers · in this section
The term “national security system” has the meaning given that term by section 3542(b)(2) of title 44.
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- 2006–201410 U.S.C. § 2223Armed Forces · Information technology: additional responsibilities of Chief Information Officers · in this section
The term "national security system" has the meaning given that term by section 3552(b)(5) 1 of title 44.
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- 2014–201510 U.S.C. § 2223Armed Forces · Information technology: additional responsibilities of Chief Information Officers · in this section
The term “national security system” has the meaning given that term by section 3552(b)(6) of title 44.
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- 2015–present10 U.S.C. § 2223Armed Forces · Information technology: additional responsibilities of Chief Information Officers · in this section
The term “national security system” has the meaning given that term by section 5142 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1452).
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- 1998–200310 U.S.C. § 2223Armed Forces · Information technology: additional responsibilities of Chief Information Officers · in this section
The term “national security system” has the meaning given that term by section section 3552(b)(6) of title 44.
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- 201610 U.S.C. § 2223Armed Forces · Information technology: additional responsibilities of Chief Information Officers · in this section
The term “national security system” has the meaning given that term in section 2315 of this title.
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- 2005–200610 U.S.C. § 2222Armed Forces · Defense business systems: architecture, accountability, and modernization · in this section
The term "national security system" has the meaning given that term in section 3542 1 of title 44.
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- 2014–present50 U.S.C. § 3100War and National Defense · Intelligence community business system transformation · in this section
The term “national security system” has the meaning given that term in section 3542(b)(2) of title 44.
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- 2006–201410 U.S.C. § 2222Armed Forces · Defense business systems: architecture, accountability, and modernization · in this section
The term “national security system” has the meaning given that term in section 3552(b)(5) 1 of title 44.
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- 2014–201510 U.S.C. § 2222Armed Forces · Defense business systems: architecture, accountability, and modernization · in this section
The term “national security system” has the meaning given that term in section 3552(b)(6)(A) of title 44.
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- 2016–present10 U.S.C. § 2222Armed Forces · Defense business systems: architecture, accountability, and modernization · in this section
The term “national security system” has the meaning given that term in section 3552 of title 44.
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- 2026–present41 U.S.C. § 1321Public Contracts · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “national security system” has the meaning provided in section 3542 of title 44.1
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- 2014–present40 U.S.C. § 11302Public Buildings, Property, and Works · Capital planning and investment control · in this section
The term “national security system” means any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency—
(i) the function, operation, or use of which—
(I) involves intelligence activities;
(II) involves cryptologic activities related to national security;
(III) involves command and control of military forces;
(IV) involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or
(V) subject to subparagraph (B), is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions; or
(ii) is protected at all times by procedures established for information that have been specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order or an Act of Congress to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.
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- 2026–present44 U.S.C. § 3552Public Printing and Documents · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
the term “national security system” means any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency, the function, operation, or use of which—
(A) involves intelligence activities;
(B) involves cryptologic activities related to national security;
(C) involves command and control of military forces;
(D) involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or
(E) is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions provided that this definition does not apply to a system that is used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications);
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- 2002–present44 U.S.C. § 3532Public Printing and Documents · Definitions · as used in this subchapter