28 USC § 509A - National Security Division

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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s509A"
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title: "28 USC § 509A - National Security Division"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "509A"
section_name: "National Security Division"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "THE ATTORNEY GENERAL"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 109–177, title V, § 506(b)(1), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 248.)"
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# § 509A. National Security Division

**(a)** There is a National Security Division of the Department of Justice.

**(b)** The National Security Division shall consist of the elements of the Department of Justice (other than the Federal Bureau of Investigation) engaged primarily in support of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, including the following:

**(1)** The Assistant Attorney General designated as the Assistant Attorney General for National Security under section 507A of this title.

**(2)** The Office of Intelligence Policy and Review (or any successor organization).

**(3)** The counterterrorism section (or any successor organization).

**(4)** The counterespionage section (or any successor organization).

**(5)** Any other element, component, or office designated by the Attorney General.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 109–177, title V, § 506(b)(1), Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 248.)