6 USC § 1401 - Definitions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t6/s1401"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "6 USC § 1401 - Definitions"
title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
section_number: "1401"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 110–161, div. E, title VI, § 602, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2094.)"
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# § 1401. Definitions

In this chapter:

**(1)** **Commissioner** The term “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security.

**(2)** **Maquiladora** The term “maquiladora” means an entity located in Mexico that assembles and produces goods from imported parts for export to the United States.

**(3)** **Northern border** The term “northern border” means the international border between the United States and Canada.

**(4)** **Secretary** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

**(5)** **Southern border** The term “southern border” means the international border between the United States and Mexico.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 110–161, div. E, title VI, § 602, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2094.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

> “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007’.”

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