6 USC § 161 - Establishment of Office; Director

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title: "6 USC § 161 - Establishment of Office; Director"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "161"
section_name: "Establishment of Office; Director"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "INFORMATION ANALYSIS"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Office of Science and Technology"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 231, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2159.)"
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# § 161. Establishment of Office; Director

**(a)** **Establishment**

**(1)** **In general** There is hereby established within the Department of Justice an Office of Science and Technology (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Office”).

**(2)** **Authority** The Office shall be under the general authority of the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, and shall be established within the National Institute of Justice.

**(b)** **Director** The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be an individual appointed based on approval by the Office of Personnel Management of the executive qualifications of the individual.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 231, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2159.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of , , , which enacted this subchapter, amended sections 1030, 2511, 2512, 2520, 2701 to 2703, and 3125 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, sections 10102 and 10122 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement, and , War and National Defense, and enacted provisions set out as a note under  and listed in a Provisions for Review, Promulgation, or Amendment of Federal Sentencing Guidelines Relating to Specific Offenses table set out under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Tables.