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2012 U.S. Code
Title 6 - Domestic Security
Chapter 5 - BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION (§§ 1401 - 1405)
Section 1401 - Definitions

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 6 - DOMESTIC SECURITY
CHAPTER 5 - BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION
Sec. 1401 - Definitions
Containssection 1401
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Short TitlesBorder Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007.</p>
Source CreditPub. L. 110-161, div. E, title VI, §602, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2094.
Statutes at Large References121 Stat. 2094
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 110-161

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BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION - 6 U.S.C. § 1401 (2012)
§1401. Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) Commissioner

The term “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security.

(2) Maquiladora

The term “maquiladora” means an entity located in Mexico that assembles and produces goods from imported parts for export to the United States.

(3) Northern border

The term “northern border” means the international border between the United States and Canada.

(4) Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

(5) Southern border

The term “southern border” means the international border between the United States and Mexico.

(Pub. L. 110–161, div. E, title VI, §602, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2094.)

Short Title

Pub. L. 110–161, div. E, title VI, §601, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2094, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007’.”

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