Homeland Security Act of 2002
United States Congress · 2002
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Description
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) created the Department of Homeland Security, the largest new federal department in decades. Congress passed it in November 2002, a little over a year after the September 2001 terrorist attacks.
Title I establishes the department, its mission, and its secretary. Title II builds a directorate for information analysis and infrastructure protection, with rules for handling sensitive information that companies share voluntarily. The act pulled many existing agencies and duties under one roof so that intelligence, border, transport, and emergency work could be coordinated. The new department began work in the spring of 2003.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | United States Congress |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2002 |
| COLLECTION | DECLASSIFIED |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 537602 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov) |