HSA

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United States federal statute

HSA is a common abbreviation for the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the U.S. law that created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized federal efforts related to national security and terrorism.

Aliases (1)

Homeland Security Act of 2002 ×48

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute →
abbreviation	HSA →
amends	various existing U.S. federal statutes →
appliesTo	territory of the United States →
chamberOfIntroduction	United States House of Representatives →
codifiedIn	Title 6 of the United States Code →
containsProvision	creation of Homeland Security Council-related structures → establishment of Secretary of Homeland Security → transfer of functions from Department of Health and Human Services → transfer of functions from Department of Justice → transfer of functions from Department of Transportation → transfer of functions from Department of the Treasury →
country	United States →
created	United States Department of Homeland Security →
createdComponent	Border and Transportation Security Directorate → Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate → Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate → Science and Technology Directorate →
effectiveDate	2002-11-25 →
enactedBy	107th United States Congress →
introducedDate	2002-06-24 →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
language	English →
motivatedByEvent	September 11 attacks →
publicLawNumber	Public Law 107-296 →
purpose	coordinate national efforts against terrorism → improve domestic security → reorganize U.S. homeland security functions →
regulates	organization of federal homeland security responsibilities →
relatedTo	creation of cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security →
shortTitle	Homeland Security Act →
signedBy	George W. Bush →
signingDate	2002-11-25 →
sponsor	Richard Armey →
standsFor	Homeland Security Act of 2002 →
subject	counterterrorism → critical infrastructure protection → emergency preparedness → homeland security →
title	Homeland Security Act of 2002 →
transferredAgencyTo	Bureau of Customs and Border Protection → Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement → Citizenship and Immigration Services → Federal Emergency Management Agency → Transportation Security Administration → United States Coast Guard → United States Secret Service →
voteType	roll call vote →
yearOfEnactment	2002 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Homeland Security Act of 2002 →	abbreviation
Public Law 107-296 →	hasAbbreviation
Homeland Security Act of 2002 →	shortName