6 USC § 294 - Sense of Congress

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title: "6 USC § 294 - Sense of Congress"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "294"
section_name: "Sense of Congress"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "General Immigration Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 474, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2209.)"
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# § 294. Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that—

**(1)** the missions of the Bureau of Border Security and the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services are equally important and, accordingly, they each should be adequately funded; and

**(2)** the functions transferred under this part should not, after such transfers take effect, operate at levels below those in effect prior to November 25, 2002.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 474, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2209.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Bureau of Border Security, referred to in par. (1), changed to Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement by Reorganization Plan Modification for the Department of Homeland Security, eff. , H. Doc. No. 108–32, 108th Congress, 1st Session, set out as a note under .