Homeland Security Act of 2002

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United States federal statute homeland security legislation

The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized and consolidated numerous government agencies to create the Department of Homeland Security in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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Label Occurrences
Homeland Security Act of 2002 canonical 55
Homeland Security Act 3
Homeland Security Act of 2002 as amended 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
homeland security legislation ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 6 of the United States Code ⓘ
congressNumber 107th United States Congress ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
created United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
createdCabinetDepartment United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
surface form: Department of Homeland Security
dateSigned 2002-11-25 ⓘ
effectiveDate 2003-03-01 ⓘ
establishedComponent U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ
surface form: Customs and Border Protection

Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate ⓘ
Immigration and Customs Enforcement ⓘ
Office of Intelligence and Analysis (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) ⓘ
surface form: Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate

Science and Technology Directorate ⓘ
Transportation Security Administration ⓘ
surface form: Transportation Security Administration within DHS

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ⓘ
surface form: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
housePassageDate 2002-07-26 ⓘ
introducedIn United States House of Representatives ⓘ
legislativeResponseTo September 11 attacks ⓘ
surface form: September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
partyOfSponsor Republican Party ⓘ
president George W. Bush ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 107-296 ⓘ
purpose to coordinate national homeland security efforts ⓘ
to create the Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
to improve domestic security against terrorism ⓘ
relatedLegislation Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ⓘ
USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ
reorganized multiple existing federal agencies into the Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
senatePassageDate 2002-11-19 ⓘ
shortName HSA ⓘ
signedBy George W. Bush ⓘ
sponsor Richard Armey ⓘ
stateOfSponsor Texas ⓘ
subject border security ⓘ
counterterrorism ⓘ
critical infrastructure protection ⓘ
emergency management ⓘ
homeland security ⓘ
transportation security ⓘ
title An Act to establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes ⓘ
transferredAgency Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service border functions ⓘ
Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ⓘ
surface form: Immigration and Naturalization Service

Transportation Security Administration ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Customs Service

United States Secret Service ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Secret Service
typeOfReorganization largest U.S. federal government reorganization since the National Security Act of 1947 ⓘ
yearEnacted 2002 ⓘ

Referenced by (63)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau → createdBy → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 → relatedTo → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 → amends → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 → relatedTo → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
United States Secretary of Homeland Security → createdBy → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
United States Secret Service → legalAuthority → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
United States Department of Homeland Security → createdBy → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
United States Department of Homeland Security → legalBasis → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
U.S. Customs and Border Protection → createdBy → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Office of Intelligence and Analysis (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) → legalBasis → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Immigration and Nationality Act → amendedBy → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Public Law 108-458 → amends → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
107th United States Congress → passed → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Public Law 115-278 → amends → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
National Cybersecurity Protection System → legalAuthority → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Immigration and Customs Enforcement → legalMandate → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Title 6 of the United States Code → basedOn → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Stafford Act → relatedTo → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Office of Protective Operations → governingLaw → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers → governingLaw → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Homeland Security Grant Program → legalAuthority → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services → foundedBy → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 → amends → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
HSA → standsFor → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
HSA → title → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
subject surface form: Homeland Security Act of 2002
HSA → shortTitle → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
subject surface form: Homeland Security Act of 2002
this entity surface form: Homeland Security Act
Public Law 107-296 → officialName → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Public Law 107-296 → shortName → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Homeland Security Act
I&A → legalAuthority → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
INA → amendedBy → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
subject surface form: Immigration and Nationality Act
United States national security apparatus → legalFramework → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
United States emergency management system → legalBasis → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center → legalBasis → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Homeland Security Act of 2002 as amended
National Response Framework → legalBasis → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Administrator of FEMA → legalBasis → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Executive Order 13286 → relatedTo → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
United States national security law → keyStatute → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Office of the Chief Financial Officer of DHS → legalBasis → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
CRCL → legalBasis → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Section 705 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
DHS senior leadership → legalBasis → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Operation Stonegarden → legalAuthority → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
National Preparedness System → legalAuthority → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
National Disaster Medical System → legalAuthority → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Homeland Security Act
107-296 → officialName → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
107-296 → shortTitle → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Title I—Department of Homeland Security → partOf → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Title II—Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection → partOf → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Title IV—Border and Transportation Security → partOf → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Title VII—Management → partOf → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ
Title VII—Management → hasShortTitleOfAct → Homeland Security Act of 2002 ⓘ