Title 6, Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization

Definitions

Construction; severability

Use of appropriated funds

Department of Homeland Security Nonrecurring Expenses Fund

National biodefense strategy

Biodefense analysis and budget submission

Update of national biodefense implementation plan

Executive department; mission

Secretary; functions

Other officers

Sensitive Security Information

Trade and customs revenue functions of the Department

Information and Analysis

Homeland Security Intelligence Program

Access to information

Terrorist travel program

Homeland Security Advisory System

Homeland security information sharing

Comprehensive information technology network architecture

Coordination with information sharing environment

Intelligence components

Training for employees of intelligence components

Intelligence training development for State and local government officials

Information sharing incentives

Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative

Threat information sharing

Homeland Security Information Sharing Fellows Program

Rural Policing Institute

Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group

Transferred

Classified Information Advisory Officer

Departmental coordination on counter threats

Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft

Penalties

Annual report on intelligence activities of the Department of Homeland Security

Department of Homeland Security data framework

Transferred

Procedures for sharing information

Privacy officer

Transferred

Cybersecurity workforce assessment and strategy

Transferred

Establishment of Office; Director

Mission of Office; duties

Definition of law enforcement technology

Abolishment of Office of Science and Technology of National Institute of Justice; transfer of functions

National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers

Under Secretary for Science and Technology

Responsibilities and authorities of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology

Functions transferred

Conduct of certain public health-related activities

Federally funded research and development centers

Miscellaneous provisions

Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency

Conduct of research, development, demonstration, testing and evaluation

Utilization of Department of Energy national laboratories and sites in support of homeland security activities

Transfer of Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Department of Agriculture

Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee

Homeland Security Institute

Technology clearinghouse to encourage and support innovative solutions to enhance homeland security

Enhancement of public safety communications interoperability

Office for Interoperability and Compatibility

Emergency communications interoperability research and development

National Biosurveillance Integration Center

Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation program

Social media working group

Transparency in research and development

EMP and GMD mitigation research and development and threat assessment, response, and recovery

Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator

National Urban Security Technology Laboratory

Chemical Security Analysis Center

Repealed. Pub. L. 114–125, title VIII, § 802(g)(2), Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 212

Border, maritime, and transportation responsibilities

Functions transferred

Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee

Ombudsman for immigration detention

Establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and operational offices

Retention of Customs revenue functions by Secretary of the Treasury

Preservation of Customs funds

Separate budget request for Customs

Definition

Protection against potential synthetic opioid exposure

Allocation of resources by the Secretary

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards

Methamphetamine and methamphetamine precursor chemicals

Requirements with respect to administering polygraph examinations to law enforcement personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Advanced Training Center Revolving Fund

Border security metrics

Other reporting requirements

Reports, evaluations, and research regarding drug interdiction at and between ports of entry

Ensuring timely updates to U.S. Customs and Border Protection field manuals

Transfer of certain agricultural inspection functions of the Department of Agriculture

Functions of Administrator of General Services

Functions of Transportation Security Administration

Preservation of Transportation Security Administration as a distinct entity

Coordination of information and information technology

Visa issuance

Information on visa denials required to be entered into electronic data system

Office for Domestic Preparedness

Office of Cargo Security Policy

Border Enforcement Security Task Force

Prevention of international child abduction

Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign

Department of Homeland Security Center for Countering Human Trafficking

Reports

Maritime operations coordination plan

Maritime security capabilities assessments

Operational data sharing capability

Transfer of functions

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Professional responsibility and quality review

Employee discipline

Report on improving enforcement functions

Sense of Congress regarding construction of fencing near San Diego, California

Report

Homeland Security Investigations Victim Assistance Program

Establishment of Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman

Professional responsibility and quality review

Employee discipline

Transition

Report on improving immigration services

Report on responding to fluctuating needs

Application of Internet-based technologies

Children’s affairs

Abolishment of INS

Voluntary separation incentive payments

Authority to conduct a demonstration project relating to disciplinary action

Sense of Congress

Director of Shared Services

Separation of funding

Reports and implementation plans

Immigration functions

Fee agreements for certain services at ports of entry

Port of entry donation authority

Current and proposed agreements

Definitions

Definitions

Definition

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Authority and responsibilities

FEMA programs

Functions transferred

Preserving the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Regional offices

National Advisory Council

National Integration Center

Credentialing and typing

The National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center

Evacuation plans and exercises

Disability Coordinator

Department and Agency officials

National Operations Center

Repealed. Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(c)(1), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5166

Nuclear incident response

Conduct of certain public health-related activities

Use of national private sector networks in emergency response

Use of commercially available technology, goods, and services

Procurement of security countermeasures for Strategic National Stockpile

Model standards and guidelines for critical infrastructure workers

Guidance and recommendations

Voluntary private sector preparedness accreditation and certification program

Acceptance of gifts

Integrated public alert and warning system modernization

Integrated public alert and warning system

National planning and education

Coordination of Department of Homeland Security efforts related to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism

Transfer of equipment during a public health emergency

Continuity of the economy plan

Guidance on how to prevent exposure to and release of PFAS

Treatment of charitable trusts for members of the Armed Forces of the United States and other governmental organizations

Under Secretary for Management

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Information Officer

Chief Human Capital Officer

Establishment of Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Consolidation and co-location of offices

Quadrennial homeland security review

Joint task forces

Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans

Workforce health and medical support

Employee engagement

Annual employee award program

Acquisition professional career program

Office for State and Local Government Coordination

Repealed. Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, § 104(c)(1), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 531

Functions transferred

Use of proceeds derived from criminal investigations

National Computer Forensics Institute

Research and development projects

Personal services

Special streamlined acquisition authority

Unsolicited proposals

Prohibition on contracts with corporate expatriates

Lead system integrator; financial interests

Requirements to buy certain items related to national security interests

Establishment of human resources management system

Labor-management relations

Use of counternarcotics enforcement activities in certain employee performance appraisals

Homeland Security Rotation Program

Homeland Security Education Program

Use of protective equipment or measures by employees

Rotational cybersecurity research program

Definition

Procurements for defense against or recovery from terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack

Increased simplified acquisition threshold for procurements in support of humanitarian or peacekeeping operations or contingency operations

Increased micro-purchase threshold for certain procurements

Application of certain commercial items authorities to certain procurements

Use of streamlined procedures

Review and report by Comptroller General

Identification of new entrants into the Federal marketplace

Administration

Litigation management

Risk management

Definitions

Advisory committees

Reorganization

Use of appropriated funds

Additional uses of appropriated funds

Requirement to buy certain items related to national security interests from American sources; exceptions

Disposition of equines unfit for service

Future Years Homeland Security Program

Miscellaneous authorities

Military activities

Regulatory authority and preemption

Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement

Office of International Affairs

Prohibition of the Terrorism Information and Prevention System

Review of pay and benefit plans

Office of National Capital Region Coordination

Requirement to comply with laws protecting equal employment opportunity and providing whistleblower protections

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

Repealed. Pub. L. 111–245, § 2(b)(2), Sept. 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 2621

Staffing accreditation function

Student housing

Additional funds for training

Short-term medical services for students

Joint Interagency Task Force

Sense of Congress reaffirming the continued importance and applicability of the Posse Comitatus Act

Coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services under the Public Health Service Act

Preserving Coast Guard mission performance

Fees for credentialing and background investigations in transportation

Collection of fees from non-Federal participants in meetings

Disclosures regarding homeland security grants

Annual ammunition report

Annual weaponry report

Cyber Crimes Center, Child Exploitation Investigations Unit, Computer Forensics Unit, and Cyber Crimes Unit

Homeland security critical domain research and development

Transnational Criminal Investigative Units

Mentor-protégé program

Short title; findings; and sense of Congress

Facilitating homeland security information sharing procedures

Report

Authorization of appropriations

Reciprocal information sharing

Information sharing

Limitation of liability

Definitions

Regulation of the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate

Inspection and auditing of records

Administrative provisions

Theft reporting requirement

Prohibitions and penalty

Protection from civil liability

Preemption of other laws

Deadlines for regulations

Authorization of appropriations

National Homeland Security Council

Function

Membership

Other functions and activities

Staff composition

Relation to the National Security Council

Information security responsibilities of certain agencies

Construction

Federal air marshal program

Legal status of EOIR

Statutory construction

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Explosives Training and Research Facility

Transferred

Definitions

Reorganization plan

Review of congressional committee structures

Transitional authorities

Savings provisions

Savings provision of certain transfers made under the Homeland Security Act of 2002

Terminations

National identification system not authorized

Continuity of Inspector General oversight

Incidental transfers

Reference

Definitions

5-year technology investment plan

Acquisition justification and reports

Acquisition baseline establishment and reports

Inventory utilization

Small business contracting goals

Consistency with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and departmental policies and directives

Diversified security technology industry marketplace

Maintenance validation and oversight

Emergency Communications Division

National Emergency Communications Plan

Assessments and reports

Coordination of Department emergency communications grant programs

Regional emergency communications coordination

Emergency Communications Preparedness Center

Urban and other high risk area communications capabilities

Definition

Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program

Border interoperability demonstration project

Definitions

Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office

Mission of the Office

Relationship to other Department components and Federal agencies

Responsibilities

Technology research and development investment strategy for nuclear and radiological detection

Hiring authority

Testing authority

Repealed. Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(4), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5163

Contracting and grant making authorities

Joint annual interagency review of global nuclear detection architecture

Securing the Cities program

Chief Medical Officer

Medical countermeasures

Definitions

Homeland security grant programs

Urban Area Security Initiative

State Homeland Security Grant Program

Grants to directly eligible tribes

Terrorism prevention

Prioritization

Use of funds

Nonprofit Security Grant Program

Administration and coordination

Accountability

Identification of reporting redundancies and development of performance metrics

Omitted

Definitions

Training for Department personnel to identify human trafficking

Certification and report to Congress

Assistance to non-Federal entities

Victim protection training for the Department of Homeland Security

Human trafficking assessment

Definitions

Definition

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Sector Risk Management Agencies

Cybersecurity Division

Infrastructure Security Division

Enhancement of Federal and non-Federal cybersecurity

Net Guard

Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002

Cybersecurity recruitment and retention

National cybersecurity and communications integration center

Cybersecurity plans

Cybersecurity strategy

Clearances

Federal intrusion detection and prevention system

National asset database

Duties and authorities relating to .gov internet domain

Intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program

Joint cyber planning office

Cybersecurity State Coordinator

Sector Risk Management Agencies

Cybersecurity Advisory Committee

Cybersecurity education and training programs

State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program

National Cyber Exercise Program

CyberSentry program

Ransomware threat mitigation activities

Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-based Practices

School and daycare protection

President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition

Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Initiative

Definitions

Designation of critical infrastructure protection program

Protection of voluntarily shared critical infrastructure information

No private right of action

Sense of Congress

Definitions

Declaration

Cyber Response and Recovery Fund

Notification and reporting

Rule of construction

Authorization of appropriations

Sunset

Definitions

Cyber incident review

Required reporting of certain cyber incidents

Voluntary reporting of other cyber incidents

Noncompliance with required reporting

Information shared with or provided to the Federal Government

Cyber Incident Reporting Council

Federal sharing of incident reports