2014 US Code
Title 6 - Domestic Security (Sections 101 - 1405)
Chapter 1 - Homeland Security Organization (Sections 101 - 629)
Subchapter VIII - Coordination With Non-Federal Entities; Inspector General; United States Secret Service; Coast Guard; General Provisions (Sections 361 - 488i)
Part H - Miscellaneous Provisions (Sections 451 - 471)
Sec. 455 - Miscellaneous authorities
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY CHAPTER 1 - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION SUBCHAPTER VIII - COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS Part H - Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 455 - Miscellaneous authorities |
| Contains | section 455 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 107-296, title VIII, §875, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2244; Pub. L. 112-265, §2(b), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2435. |
| Statutes at Large References | 116 Stat. 2244, 2135 126 Stat. 2435 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 107-296, Public Law 112-265 |
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The Department shall have a seal, whose design is subject to the approval of the President.
(b) Participation of members of the Armed ForcesWith respect to the Department, the Secretary shall have the same authorities that the Secretary of Transportation has with respect to the Department of Transportation under section 324 of title 49.
(c) Redelegation of functionsUnless otherwise provided in the delegation or by law, any function delegated under this chapter may be redelegated to any subordinate.
(d) Investigation of certain violent acts, shootings, and mass killings(1) In generalAt the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a State or political subdivision, the Secretary, through deployment of the Secret Service or United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, may assist in the investigation of violent acts and shootings occurring in a place of public use, and in the investigation of mass killings and attempted mass killings. Any assistance provided by the Secretary under this subsection shall be presumed to be within the scope of Federal office or employment.
(2) DefinitionsFor purposes of this subsection—
(A) the term "mass killings" means 3 or more killings in a single incident; and
(B) the term "place of public use" has the meaning given that term under section 2332f(e)(6) of title 18.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, §875, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2244; Pub. L. 112–265, §2(b), Jan. 14, 2013, 126 Stat. 2435.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 107–296, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2135, known as the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 101 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS2013—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 112–265 added subsec (d).
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