Homeland Security Act of 2002

E6067

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.

Aliases (2)

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 →
created	United States Department of Homeland Security →
createdCabinetDepartment	Department of Homeland Security →
dateSigned	2002-11-25 →
effectiveDate	2003-03-01 →
establishedComponent	Customs and Border Protection → Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate → Immigration and Customs Enforcement → Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate → Science and Technology Directorate → Transportation Security Administration within DHS → United States Citizenship and Immigration Services →
housePassageDate	2002-07-26 →
introducedIn	United States House of Representatives →
legislativeResponseTo	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 → Immigration and Naturalization Service → Transportation Security Administration → U.S. Coast Guard → U.S. Customs Service → U.S. Secret Service →
typeOfReorganization	largest U.S. federal government reorganization since the National Security Act of 1947 →
yearEnacted	2002 →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 → Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 → Public Law 108-458 → Public Law 115-278 →	amends
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau → U.S. Customs and Border Protection → United States Department of Homeland Security → United States Secretary of Homeland Security →	createdBy
Homeland Security Grant Program → I&A → National Cybersecurity Protection System → United States Secret Service →	legalAuthority
National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center ("Homeland Security Act of 2002 as amended") → Office of Intelligence and Analysis (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) → United States Department of Homeland Security → United States emergency management system →	legalBasis
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 → Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 → Stafford Act →	relatedTo
Immigration and Nationality Act → Immigration and Nationality Act →	amendedBy
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers → Office of Protective Operations →	governingLaw
Title 6 of the United States Code →	basedOn
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services →	foundedBy
United States national security apparatus →	legalFramework
Immigration and Customs Enforcement →	legalMandate
Public Law 107-296 →	officialName
107th United States Congress →	passed
Public Law 107-296 ("Homeland Security Act") →	shortName
Homeland Security Act of 2002 ("Homeland Security Act") →	shortTitle
HSA →	standsFor
Homeland Security Act of 2002 →	title