Homeland Security Act of 2002 Updated Through October 14, 2008   By: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security

110th Congress Committee 2nd Session COMMITTEE PRINT Print 110 C

COMPILATION

of the

HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002

(updated with amendments made through p.l. 110 417 (october 14, 2008))

prepared for the use of the

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

of the

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SECOND SESSION

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COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY

BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi, Chairman

LORETTA SANCHEZ, California, PETER T. KING, New York EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts LAMAR SMITH, Texas NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut JANE HARMAN, California MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon TOM DAVIS, Virginia NITA M. LOWEY, New York DANIEL E. LUNGREN, California ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of MIKE ROGERS, Alabama Columbia DAVID G. REICHERT, Washington ZOE LOFGREN, California MICHAEL T. McCAUL, Texas SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN, U.S. Virgin GINNY BROWN WAITE, Florida Islands GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina DAVID DAVIS, Tennessee JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island PAUL C. BROUN, Georgia HENRY CUELLAR, Texas CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan CHRISTOPHER P. CARNEY, Pennsylvania YVETTE D. CLARKE, New York AL GREEN, Texas ED PERLMUTTER, Colorado BILL PASCRELL, Jr., Colorado

I. Lanier Avant, Staff Director Rosaline Cohen, Chief Counsel Michael Twinchek, Chief Clerk Robert O'Connor, Minority Staff Director

(II)

P R E F A C E

This book is designed as a ready reference of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107 296), as amended through Public Law 110 417. The information contained herein is current as of December 2008. This document was prepared by the Office of the Legislative Counsel. The Committee is appreciative of their hard work and dedication. The Committee would like to acknowledge the work of the Staff of the Office of the Legislative Counsel including: Craig Sterkx, Pam Griffiths, and Tom Meryweather.

C O N T E N T S

Homeland Security Act of 2002 Amended through P.L. 110 417