The Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy has posted a new report from the Congressional Research Service entitled, Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions. The report, dated December 7, 2011, includes materials on:
Posse Comitatus Act of 1879
Antitrust Laws and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act
Federal Power Act
Communications Act of 1934
National Security Act of 1947
U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Smith-Mundt Act)
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)
Privacy Act of 1974
Counterfeit Access Device and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984
Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA)
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1987
High Performance Computing Act of 1991
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (CALEA)
Communications Decency Act of 1996
Clinger-Cohen Act (Information Technology Management Reform Act) of 1996
Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HAS)
Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA)
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002
Cyber Security Research and Development Act, 2002
E-Government Act of 2002
Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRPTA)
You can download the report at this link: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R42114.pdf .
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