### Question
Can you define what cloud service provider means?


### Answer
**Cloud service provider** is defined as the following in *6 U.S.C. § 650*:

> an entity offering products or services related to cloud computing, as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in NIST Special Publication 800–145 and any amendatory or superseding document relating thereto

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 650*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION > SUBCHAPTER XVIII-CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY**

