Chapter I: Front Matter

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110th Congress Committee
2nd Session COMMITTEE PRINT Print 110-C
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COMPILATION

of the

HOMELAND SECURITY
ACT OF
2002

(updated with amendments made through
p.l. 110-417 (october 14, 2008))

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prepared for the use of the

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

of the

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SECOND SESSION

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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
45-834 WASHINGTON : 2008

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi, Chairman

LORETTA SANCHEZ, California, PETER T. KING, New York EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts LAMAR SMITH, Texas NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut JANE HARMAN, California MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon TOM DAVIS, Virginia NITA M. LOWEY, New York DANIEL E. LUNGREN, California ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of MIKE ROGERS, Alabama Columbia DAVID G. REICHERT, Washington ZOE LOFGREN, California MICHAEL T. McCAUL, Texas SHEILA JACKSON-LEE, Texas CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN, U.S. Virgin GINNY BROWN-WAITE, Florida Islands GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina DAVID DAVIS, Tennessee JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia HENRY CUELLAR, Texas CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan CHRISTOPHER P. CARNEY, Pennsylvania YVETTE D. CLARKE, New York AL GREEN, Texas ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado BILL PASCRELL, Jr., Colorado

I. Lanier Avant, Staff Director
Rosaline Cohen, Chief Counsel
Michael Twinchek, Chief Clerk
Robert O'Connor, Minority Staff Director

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P R E F A C E

This book is designed as a ready reference of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296), as amended through
Public Law 110-417. The information contained herein is current
as of December 2008.
This document was prepared by the Office of the Legislative
Counsel. The Committee is appreciative of their hard work and
dedication. The Committee would like to acknowledge the work of
the Staff of the Office of the Legislative Counsel including:
Craig Sterkx, Pam Griffiths, and Tom Meryweather.

C O N T E N T S

Homeland Security Act of 2002 - Amended through P.L. 110-417

Title I-Department of Homeland Security...................... 10
Title II-Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection.. 14
Subtitle A-Information Analysis and Infrastructure
Protection; Access to Information...................... 14
Subtitle B-Critical Infrastructure Information........... 40
Title III-Science and Technology In Support of Homeland
Security................................................... 53
Title IV-Directorate of Border and Transportation Security... 74
Subtitle A-Under Secretary for Border and Transportation
Security............................................... 74
Subtitle B-United States Customs Service................. 75
Subtitle C-Miscellaneous Provisions...................... 78
Subtitle D-Immigration Enforcement Functions............. 87
Subtitle E-Citizenship and Immigration Services.......... 90
Subtitle F-General Immigration Provisions................ 101
Title V-National Emergency Management........................ 108
Title VI-Treatment of Charitable Trusts for members of the
Armed Forces of the United States and Other Governmental
Organizations.............................................. 134
Title VII-Management......................................... 137
Title VIII-Coordination with Non-Federal Entities; Inspector
General; United States Secret Servicel Coast Guard; General
Provisions................................................. 145
Subtitle A-Coordination with Non-Federal Entitites....... 145
Subtitle B-Inspector General............................. 149
Subtitle C-United States Secret Service.................. 146
Subtitle D-Acquisitions.................................. 147
Subtitle E-Human Resources Management.................... 152
Subtitle F-Federal Emergency Procurement Flexibility..... 158
Subtitle G-Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective
Technologies Act of 2002............................... 161
Subtitle H-Miscellaneous Provisions...................... 165
Subtitle I-Information Sharing........................... 176
Subtitle J-Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate........... 181
Title IX-National Homeland Security Council.................. 188
Title X-Information Security................................. 189
Title XI-Department of Justice Divisions..................... 189
Subtitle A-Executive Office for Immigration Review....... 1189
Subtitle B-Transfer of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms to the Department of Justice.................. 190
Subtitle C-Explosives.................................... 192
Title XII-Airline War Risk Insurance Legislation............. 192
Title XIII-Federal Workforce Improvement..................... 193
Subtitle A-Chief Human Cap[ital Officers................. 193
Subtitle B-Reforms Relating to Federal Human Capital
Management............................................. 194
Subtitle C-Reforms Relating to the Senior Executive
Service................................................ 195
Subtitle D-Academic Training............................. 195
Title XIV-Arming Pilots Against Terrorism.................... 196
Title XV-Transition.......................................... 197
Subtitle A-Reorganization Plan........................... 197
Subtitle B-Transitional Provisions....................... 198
Title XVII-Conformaing and Technical Amendments.............. 201
Title XVIII-Emergency Communications......................... 203
Title XIX-Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.................. 216
Title XX-Homeland Security Grants............................ 220
Subtitle A-Grants to States and High-Risk Urban Areas.... 223
Subtitle B-Grants Administration......................... 235
HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002

[As Amended Through P.L. 110-417, Enacted October 14, 2008]

AN ACT To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,