Title 6 of the United States Code
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- § 1001. Designation of liaison office of Department of State
- § 1002. Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee
- § 1003. Research, development, test, and evaluation efforts in furtherance of maritime and cargo security
- § 101. Definitions
- § 102. Construction; severability
- § 103. Use of appropriated funds
- § 103a. Department of Homeland Security Nonrecurring Expenses Fund
- § 104. National biodefense strategy
- § 105. Biodefense analysis and budget submission
- § 106. Update of national biodefense implementation plan
- § 1101. Definitions
- § 1102. National Domestic Preparedness Consortium
- § 1103. National Transportation Security Center of Excellence
- § 1104. Immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response
- § 111. Executive department; mission
- § 1111. Definitions
- § 1112. Authorization of Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response teams
- § 1113. Surface transportation security inspectors
- § 1114. Surface transportation security technology information sharing
- § 1115. TSA personnel limitations
- § 1116. National explosives detection canine team training program
- § 1117. Roles of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation
- § 1118. Biometrics expansion
- § 1119. Voluntary use of credentialing
- § 112. Secretary; functions
- § 113. Other officers
- § 1131. Definitions
- § 1132. Findings
- § 1133. National Strategy for Public Transportation Security
- § 1134. Security assessments and plans
- § 1135. Public transportation security assistance
- § 1136. Security exercises
- § 1137. Public transportation security training program
- § 1137a. Local law enforcement security training
- § 1138. Public transportation research and development
- § 1139. Information sharing
- § 114. Sensitive Security Information
- § 1140. Threat assessments
- § 1141. Reporting requirements
- § 1142. Public transportation employee protections
- § 1143. Security background checks of covered individuals for public transportation
- § 1144. Limitation on fines and civil penalties
- § 115. Trade and customs revenue functions of the Department
- § 1151. Definitions
- § 1152. Oversight and grant procedures
- § 1153. Authorization of appropriations
- § 1154. Public awareness
- § 1155. Security awareness program
- § 1156. Nuclear material and explosive detection technology
- § 1161. Railroad transportation security risk assessment and National Strategy
- § 1162. Railroad carrier assessments and plans
- § 1163. Railroad security assistance
- § 1164. Systemwide Amtrak security upgrades
- § 1165. Fire and life safety improvements
- § 1166. Railroad carrier exercises
- § 1167. Railroad security training program
- § 1168. Railroad security research and development
- § 1169. Railroad tank car security testing
- § 1170. Security background checks of covered individuals
- § 1171. International railroad security program
- § 1172. Railroad security enhancements; Model State legislation
- § 1181. Over-the-road bus security assessments and plans
- § 1182. Over-the-road bus security assistance
- § 1183. Over-the-road bus exercises
- § 1184. Over-the-road bus security training program
- § 1185. Over-the-road bus security research and development
- § 1186. Memorandum of Understanding annex
- § 1201. Railroad routing of security-sensitive materials
- § 1202. Railroad security-sensitive material tracking
- § 1203. Hazardous materials highway routing
- § 1204. Motor carrier security-sensitive material tracking
- § 1205. Hazardous materials security inspections and study
- § 1206. Use of transportation security card in hazmat licensing
- § 1207. Pipeline security inspections and enforcement
- § 1208. Pipeline security and incident recovery plan
- § 121. Information and Analysis
- § 121a. Homeland Security Intelligence Program
- § 122. Access to information
- § 123. Terrorist travel program
- § 124. l . Transferred
- § 124a. Homeland security information sharing
- § 124b. Comprehensive information technology network architecture
- § 124c. Coordination with information sharing environment
- § 124d. Intelligence components
- § 124e. Training for employees of intelligence components
- § 124f. Intelligence training development for State and local government officials
- § 124g. Information sharing incentives
- § 124h. –1. Threat information sharing
- § 124i. Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program
- § 124j. Rural Policing Institute
- § 124k. Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group
- § 124m. –1. Departmental coordination on counter threats
- § 124n. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft
- § 125. Annual report on intelligence activities of the Department of Homeland Security
- § 126. Department of Homeland Security data framework
- § 131. to 134. Transferred
- § 1401. Definitions
- § 1402. , 1403. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–188, title X, §1001(b), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2022
- § 1404. Repealed. Pub. L. 114–4, title V, §566, Mar. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 73
- § 1405. Authorization of appropriations
- § 141. Procedures for sharing information
- § 142. Privacy officer
- § 143. to 145. Transferred
- § 146. Cybersecurity workforce assessment and strategy
- § 147. to 151. Transferred
- § 1500. National Cyber Director
- § 1501. Definitions
- § 1502. Sharing of information by the Federal Government
- § 1503. Authorizations for preventing, detecting, analyzing, and mitigating cybersecurity threats
- § 1504. Sharing of cyber threat indicators and defensive measures with the Federal Government
- § 1505. Protection from liability
- § 1506. Oversight of government activities
- § 1507. Construction and preemption
- § 1508. Report on cybersecurity threats
- § 1509. Exception to limitation on authority of Secretary of Defense to disseminate certain information
- § 1510. Effective period
- § 1521. Definitions
- § 1522. Advanced internal defenses
- § 1523. Federal cybersecurity requirements
- § 1524. Assessment; reports
- § 1525. Termination
- § 1526. Inventory of cryptographic systems; migration to post-quantum cryptography
- § 1531. Apprehension and prosecution of international cyber criminals
- § 1532. Enhancement of emergency services
- § 1533. Improving cybersecurity in the health care industry
- § 1534. Cybercrime
- § 161. Establishment of Office; Director
- § 162. Mission of Office; duties
- § 163. Definition of law enforcement technology
- § 164. Abolishment of Office of Science and Technology of National Institute of Justice; transfer of functions
- § 165. National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers
- § 181. Under Secretary for Science and Technology
- § 182. Responsibilities and authorities of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology
- § 183. Functions transferred
- § 184. Conduct of certain public health-related activities
- § 185. Federally funded research and development centers
- § 186. Miscellaneous provisions
- § 187. Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
- § 188. Conduct of research, development, demonstration, testing and evaluation
- § 189. Utilization of Department of Energy national laboratories and sites in support of homeland security activities
- § 190. Transfer of Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Department of Agriculture
- § 191. Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee
- § 192. Homeland Security Institute
- § 193. Technology clearinghouse to encourage and support innovative solutions to enhance homeland security
- § 194. Enhancement of public safety communications interoperability
- § 195. Office for Interoperability and Compatibility
- § 195a. Emergency communications interoperability research and development
- § 195b. National Biosurveillance Integration Center
- § 195c. Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation program
- § 195d. Social media working group
- § 195e. Transparency in research and development
- § 195f. EMP and GMD mitigation research and development and threat assessment, response, and recovery
- § 195g. Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator
- § 195h. National Urban Security Technology Laboratory
- § 195i. Chemical Security Analysis Center
- § 201. Repealed. Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, §802(g)(2), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 212
- § 202. Border, maritime, and transportation responsibilities
- § 203. Functions transferred
- § 204. Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee
- § 205. Ombudsman for immigration detention
- § 211. Establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and operational offices
- § 212. Retention of Customs revenue functions by Secretary of the Treasury
- § 213. Preservation of Customs funds
- § 214. Separate budget request for Customs
- § 215. Definition
- § 216. Protection against potential synthetic opioid exposure
- § 217. Allocation of resources by the Secretary
- § 218. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards
- § 220. Methamphetamine and methamphetamine precursor chemicals
- § 221. Requirements with respect to administering polygraph examinations to law enforcement personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- § 222. Advanced Training Center Revolving Fund
- § 223. Border security metrics
- § 224. Other reporting requirements
- § 225. Reports, evaluations, and research regarding drug interdiction at and between ports of entry
- § 231. Transfer of certain agricultural inspection functions of the Department of Agriculture
- § 232. Functions of Administrator of General Services
- § 233. Functions of Transportation Security Administration
- § 234. Preservation of Transportation Security Administration as a distinct entity
- § 235. Coordination of information and information technology
- § 236. Visa issuance
- § 237. Information on visa denials required to be entered into electronic data system
- § 238. Office for Domestic Preparedness
- § 239. Office of Cargo Security Policy
- § 240. Border Enforcement Security Task Force
- § 241. Prevention of international child abduction
- § 242. Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign
- § 242a. Department of Homeland Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking
- § 242b. Reports
- § 243. Maritime operations coordination plan
- § 244. Maritime security capabilities assessments
- § 245. Operational data sharing capability
- § 251. Transfer of functions
- § 252. Establishment of Bureau of Border Security
- § 253. Professional responsibility and quality review
- § 254. Employee discipline
- § 255. Report on improving enforcement functions
- § 256. Sense of Congress regarding construction of fencing near San Diego, California
- § 257. Report
- § 271. Establishment of Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
- § 272. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman
- § 273. Professional responsibility and quality review
- § 274. Employee discipline
- § 275. Transition
- § 276. Report on improving immigration services
- § 277. Report on responding to fluctuating needs
- § 278. Application of Internet-based technologies
- § 279. Children's affairs
- § 291. Abolishment of INS
- § 292. Voluntary separation incentive payments
- § 293. Authority to conduct a demonstration project relating to disciplinary action
- § 294. Sense of Congress
- § 295. Director of Shared Services
- § 296. Separation of funding
- § 297. Reports and implementation plans
- § 298. Immigration functions
- § 301. Fee agreements for certain services at ports of entry
- § 301a. Port of entry donation authority
- § 301b. Current and proposed agreements
- § 301c. Definitions
- § 311. Definitions
- § 312. Definition
- § 313. Federal Emergency Management Agency
- § 314. Authority and responsibilities
- § 314a. FEMA programs
- § 315. Functions transferred
- § 316. Preserving the Federal Emergency Management Agency
- § 317. Regional offices
- § 318. National Advisory Council
- § 319. National Integration Center
- § 320. Credentialing and typing
- § 321. o –1. Integrated public alert and warning system
- § 321a. Evacuation plans and exercises
- § 321b. Disability Coordinator
- § 321c. Department and Agency officials
- § 321d. National Operations Center
- § 321e. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–387, §2(c)(1), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5166
- § 321f. Nuclear incident response
- § 321g. Conduct of certain public health-related activities
- § 321h. Use of national private sector networks in emergency response
- § 321i. Use of commercially available technology, goods, and services
- § 321j. Procurement of security countermeasures for Strategic National Stockpile
- § 321k. Model standards and guidelines for critical infrastructure workers
- § 321m. Voluntary private sector preparedness accreditation and certification program
- § 321n. Acceptance of gifts
- § 321p. National planning and education
- § 321q. Coordination of Department of Homeland Security efforts related to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism
- § 321r. Transfer of equipment during a public health emergency
- § 322. Continuity of the economy plan
- § 323. Guidance on how to prevent exposure to and release of PFAS
- § 331. Treatment of charitable trusts for members of the Armed Forces of the United States and other governmental organizations
- § 341. Under Secretary for Management
- § 342. Chief Financial Officer
- § 343. Chief Information Officer
- § 344. Chief Human Capital Officer
- § 345. Establishment of Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- § 346. Consolidation and co-location of offices
- § 347. Quadrennial homeland security review
- § 348. Joint task forces
- § 349. Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
- § 350. Workforce health and medical support
- § 351. Employee engagement
- § 352. Annual employee award program
- § 353. Acquisition professional career program
- § 361. Office for State and Local Government Coordination
- § 371. Repealed. Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, §104(c)(1), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 531
- § 381. Functions transferred
- § 382. Use of proceeds derived from criminal investigations
- § 383. National Computer Forensics Institute
- § 391. Research and development projects
- § 392. Personal services
- § 393. Special streamlined acquisition authority
- § 394. Unsolicited proposals
- § 395. Prohibition on contracts with corporate expatriates
- § 396. Lead system integrator; financial interests
- § 397. Requirements to buy certain items related to national security interests
- § 411. Establishment of human resources management system
- § 412. Labor-management relations
- § 413. Use of counternarcotics enforcement activities in certain employee performance appraisals
- § 414. Homeland Security Rotation Program
- § 415. Homeland Security Education Program
- § 416. Use of protective equipment or measures by employees
- § 417. Rotational cybersecurity research program
- § 421. Definition
- § 422. Procurements for defense against or recovery from terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack
- § 423. Increased simplified acquisition threshold for procurements in support of humanitarian or peacekeeping operations or contingency operations
- § 424. Increased micro-purchase threshold for certain procurements
- § 425. Application of certain commercial items authorities to certain procurements
- § 426. Use of streamlined procedures
- § 427. Review and report by Comptroller General
- § 428. Identification of new entrants into the Federal marketplace
- § 441. Administration
- § 442. Litigation management
- § 443. Risk management
- § 444. Definitions
- § 451. Advisory committees
- § 452. Reorganization
- § 453. Use of appropriated funds
- § 453a. Additional uses of appropriated funds
- § 453b. Requirement to buy certain items related to national security interests from American sources; exceptions
- § 453c. Disposition of equines unfit for service