Homeland Security Act 2002 Law and Legal Definition
The Homeland Security Act was introduced by the Republicans in Congress in January 2002. The House and Senate approved the statute in November 2002, and President Bush signed the bill into law that month. The statute called for the largest restructuring of federal administrative agencies since the creation of the Department of Defense in 1947. The act created the Department of Homeland Security as a cabinet-level department, under which more than 20 existing agencies would merge. In order to fulfill the department’s mission, the department was divided into five teams, referred to as directorates. These directorates include the following: Border and Transportation Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Science and Technology, and Management.
Legal Definition list
- Homeland Security
- Homeland Defense Activity
- Homeland Defense
- Home-State Jurisdiction [Family Law]
- Home-Rule Charter
- Homeland Security Act 2002
- Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Homeland Security Advisory Council [HSAC]
- Homeland Security Council
- Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program [HSEEP]
- Homeland Security Information Network
