2003 U.S. Code
Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY
CHAPTER 1 - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION
SUBCHAPTER I - DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Sec. 113 - Other officers
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 3, 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 I - DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Sec. 113 - Other officers |
| Contains | section 113 |
| Date | 2003 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 19, 2004 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 107-296, title I, §103, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2144; Pub. L. 108-7, div. L, §104(a), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 529. |
| Statutes at Large References | 92 Stat. 1101 116 Stat. 2144 117 Stat. 529 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 95-452, Public Law 107-296, Public Law 108-7 |
§113. Other officers (a) Deputy Secretary; Under Secretaries
There are the following officers, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate:
(1) A Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, who shall be the Secretary's first assistant for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 33 of title 5.
(2) An Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection.
(3) An Under Secretary for Science and Technology.
(4) An Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security.
(5) An Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response.
(6) A Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(7) An Under Secretary for Management.
(8) Not more than 12 Assistant Secretaries.
(9) A General Counsel, who shall be the chief legal officer of the Department.
(b) Inspector GeneralThere shall be in the Department an Office of Inspector General and an Inspector General at the head of such office, as provided in the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(c) Commandant of the Coast GuardTo assist the Secretary in the performance of the Secretary's functions, there is a Commandant of the Coast Guard, who shall be appointed as provided in section 44 of title 14 and who shall report directly to the Secretary. In addition to such duties as may be provided in this chapter and as assigned to the Commandant by the Secretary, the duties of the Commandant shall include those required by section 2 of title 14.
(d) Other officersTo assist the Secretary in the performance of the Secretary's functions, there are the following officers, appointed by the President:
(1) A Director of the Secret Service.
(2) A Chief Information Officer.
(3) A Chief Human Capital Officer.
(4) A Chief Financial Officer.
(5) An Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
(e) Performance of specific functionsSubject to the provisions of this chapter, every officer of the Department shall perform the functions specified by law for the official's office or prescribed by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title I, §103, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2144; Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, §104(a), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 529.)
References in TextThe Inspector General Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 95–452, Oct. 12, 1978, 92 Stat. 1101, as amended, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments2003—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–7 reenacted heading without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There is an Inspector General, who shall be appointed as provided in section 3(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978.”
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 555 of this title.
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