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6 U.S.C. 211: Establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and operational offices
Created in 2002 by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296). Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 6 U.S.C. 212, 6 U.S.C. 301, 6 U.S.C. 301a, 6 U.S.C. 301b, 19 U.S.C. 4301.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2022
- Pub. L. 117–103 substituted "250" for "170". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022) Law text · (o)
2020
- Pub. L. 116–277 added par. (3). Law text · (o)
2017
- Pub. L. 115–79 added par. (18) and redesignated former par. (18) as (19). Law text · (c), (19)
2016
- Pub. L. 114–125 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section established the United States Customs Service headed by a Commissioner of Customs. (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.