Background
Establishments
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is the foundation for many other establishments, including: # the Department of Homeland Security, which is headed by the Secretary of Homeland Security # an established Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection within the Department of Homeland Security, which is headed by the Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. # the Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 # the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002Titles
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 documented underDepartment of Homeland Security
Provisions
The Homeland Security Act contains several provisions that identify specific duties for the EP&R Directorate. Title V and Title II outline the way the department ensures that the use of intelligence and its own threat analysis of terrorist capabilities are intended to distribute funds to those areas where the terrorist threat is greatest, and that states provide the Federal Government with their Emergency Response Plans so that the department can coordinate priorities regionally and nationally.Establishments under the Homeland Security Department
Amendments
Proposed
* Department of Homeland Security Interoperable Communications Act (H.R. 4289; 113th Congress) - a bill that would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for policies and directives to achieve and maintainLegislative information
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