Homeland Security Act of 2002

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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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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

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Title VII—Management locatedInDocument Homeland Security Act of 2002
this entity surface form: Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
Title VII—Management hasCitation Homeland Security Act of 2002
this entity surface form: Homeland Security Act of 2002, Title VII
Title XI—Department of Justice Divisions partOf Homeland Security Act of 2002
Title XI—Department of Justice Divisions titleOfAct Homeland Security Act of 2002
Title XIII—Federal Workforce Improvement partOf Homeland Security Act of 2002
Title XIII—Federal Workforce Improvement isSectionOf Homeland Security Act of 2002
this entity surface form: Homeland Security Act of 2002, Title XIII
Title XVIII—Emergency Communications partOf Homeland Security Act of 2002
Public Law 110-53 relatedTo Homeland Security Act of 2002
Bush administration notableLegislation Homeland Security Act of 2002
Strategic National Stockpile legalBasis Homeland Security Act of 2002
ATSA relatedTo Homeland Security Act of 2002
subject surface form: Aviation and Transportation Security Act
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 relatedTo Homeland Security Act of 2002