Title 6 of the United States Code is a
non-positive law title of the
United States Code
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that governs Domestic Security.
Title 6 — Domestic Security
Title 6 has six chapters:
* —
Homeland Security
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Organization (§§ 101–612)
**
United States Department of Homeland Security
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-ter ...
* — National
Emergency Management
Emergency management or disaster management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency management, despite its name, does not actual ...
(§§ 701–811)
* —
Security and Accountability for Every Port (§§ 901–1003)
* — Transportation Security (§§ 1101–1208)
* — Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization (§§ 1401–1405)
* — Cybersecurity (§§ 1501–1533)
History
From the first edition of the United States Code in 1926 to 1947, Title 6 was a non-positive law title. In 1947, Congress enacted Title 6 as a positive law title. Title 6 had the title heading "Official and Penal Bonds" prior to its enactment as positive law and after its 1947 enactment as positive law until 1972 when it was given a new heading, "Surety Bonds," by an Act of Congress. When Congress enacted title 31 as positive law in 1982, the remaining provisions of Title 6 were transferred to Chapter 93 of Title 31 and Title 6 was officially repealed.
The first edition of the U.S. Code or supplement thereof, in which Title 6 appeared with the heading of "Domestic Security," was the second supplement of the 2000 Edition of the
U.S. Code
In the law of the United States, the Code of Laws of the United States of America (variously abbreviated to Code of Laws of the United States, United States Code, U.S. Code, U.S.C., or USC) is the official compilation and codification of th ...
. This supplement was published in 2004 and contained "the additions to and changes in the general and permanent laws of the United States enacted during the
One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session." At the end of 107th Congress, the only law editorially classified to Title 6 was the
Homeland Security Act of 2002
The Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002, () was introduced in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and subsequent mailings of anthrax spores. The HSA was cosponsored by 118 members of Congress. The act passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of ...
.
References
External links
U.S. Code Title 6 via
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(as above)
U.S. Code Title 6 via
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