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6 U.S.C. 202: Border, maritime, and transportation responsibilities

Created in 2002 by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296). Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Homeland Security (4).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2016Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015

2002Homeland Security Act of 2002created it

6 U.S.C. 202Border, maritime, and transportation responsibilities

(1)Preventing the entry of terrorists and the instruments of terrorism into the…

(2)Securing the borders, territorial waters, ports, terminals, waterways, and air,…

(3)Carrying out the immigration enforcement functions vested by statute in, or…

(4)Establishing and administering rules, in accordance with section 236 of this…

(5)Establishing national immigration enforcement policies and priorities.

(6)Except as provided in part C of this subchapter, administering the customs laws…

(7)Conducting the inspection and related administrative functions of the…

(8)In carrying out the foregoing responsibilities, ensuring the speedy, orderly,…

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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

2016

Pub. L. 114–125 substituted "Border, maritime, and transportation responsibilities" for "Responsibilities" in section catchline and struck out ", acting through the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security," after "The Secretary" in introductory provisions. (Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015) Law text

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.