Title 6 of the United States Code
Encyclopedia
Title 6 of the United States Code governs Domestic Security in the United States Code
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(Title 6 formerly outlined the role of surety bond
s, but those provisions of were officially repeal
ed from Title 6 when the successors to surety bonds were wrapped into Title 31
as part of becoming positive law
.)
Organization (§§ 101—612)
United States Code
The Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...
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(Title 6 formerly outlined the role of surety bond
Surety bond
A surety bond is a promise to pay one party a certain amount if a second party fails to meet some obligation, such as fulfilling the terms of a contract...
s, but those provisions of were officially repeal
Repeal
A repeal is the amendment, removal or reversal of a law. This is generally done when a law is no longer effective, or it is shown that a law is having far more negative consequences than were originally envisioned....
ed from Title 6 when the successors to surety bonds were wrapped into Title 31
Title 31 of the United States Code
Title 31 of the United States Code outlines the role of the money and finance in the United States Code.* Subtitle I—General* Subtitle II—The Budget Process* Subtitle III—Financial Management* Subtitle IV—Money** — Sacagawea dollar...
as part of becoming positive law
Positive law
Positive law is the term generally used to describe man-made laws which bestow specific privileges upon, or remove them from, an individual or group...
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Title 6 — Domestic Security
Title 21 has five chapters: — Homeland SecurityHomeland security
Homeland security is an umbrella term for security efforts to protect states against terrorist activity. Specifically, is a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the U.S., reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do...
Organization (§§ 101—612)
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- United States Department of Homeland SecurityUnited States Department of Homeland SecurityThe United States Department of Homeland Security is a cabinet department of the United States federal government, created in response to the September 11 attacks, and with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of the United States and protectorates from and responding to...
— National Emergency ManagementEmergency managementEmergency management is the generic name of an interdisciplinary field dealing with the strategic organizational management processes used to protect critical assets of an organization from hazard risks that can cause events like disasters or catastrophes and to ensure the continuance of the...
(§§ 701—811) — Security and Accountability for Every Port (§§ 901—1003) — Transportation Security (§§ 1101—1208) — Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization (§§ 1401—1405)
- United States Department of Homeland Security
External links
- U.S. Code Title 6, via Cornell Law SchoolCornell Law SchoolCornell Law School, located in Ithaca, New York, is a graduate school of Cornell University and one of the five Ivy League law schools. The school confers three law degrees...
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(as above) - U.S. Code Title 6, via United States Government Printing OfficeUnited States Government Printing OfficeThe United States Government Printing Office is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including the Supreme Court, the Congress, the Executive Office of the President, executive...