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6 U.S.C. 311: Definitions

Created in 2006 by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 6 U.S.C. 741, 6 U.S.C. 742, 32 U.S.C. 328a.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–328 substituted "101(13)(B)" for "101(11)(B)". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (13)

    2007

    • Pub. L. 110–53, §401(a)(1)–(4), added pars. (4) and (11) and redesignated former pars. (4) to (10) as (5) to (10) and (12), respectively. Former par. (11) redesignated (13). (Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007) Law text · (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12)
    • Pub. L. 110–53, §502(c)(1), substituted "101(11)(B)" for "101(10)(B)". (Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007) Law text · (13)
    • Pub. L. 110–53, §401(a)(1), redesignated par. (11) as (13). (Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007) Law text · (13)
    • Pub. L. 110–53, §401(a)(5)–(7), added par. (14). (Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007) Law text · (14)

    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.