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6 USC § 552a - Savings provision of certain transfers made under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

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title: "6 USC § 552a - Savings provision of certain transfers made under the Homeland Security Act of 2002"
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title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
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section_name: "Savings provision of certain transfers made under the Homeland Security Act of 2002"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
subchapter_number: "XII"
subchapter_name: "TRANSITION"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Transitional Provisions"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, § 106, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 531.)"
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# § 552a. Savings provision of certain transfers made under the Homeland Security Act of 2002

Public Law 107–2966 U.S.C. 531

The transfer of functions under subtitle B of title XI of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 () [ et seq.] shall not affect any pending or completed administrative actions, including orders, determinations, rules, regulations, personnel actions, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, or registrations, in effect on the date immediately prior to the date of such transfer, or any proceeding, unless and until amended, modified, superseded, terminated, set aside, or revoked. Pending civil actions shall not be affected by such transfer of functions.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, § 106, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 531.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Homeland Security Act of 2002, referred to in text, is , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. Subtitle B of title XI of the Act is classified principally to part B (§ 531 et seq.) of subchapter XI of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Homeland Security Act Amendments of 2003 and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter.