Statement of President Bush Hailing Passage of Homeland Security Department Legislation

On January 30, 2003, DHS Secretary Tom Ridge announced the creation of two new Bureaus within the Border and Transportation Security Directorate. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will include the Border Patrol, as well as INS, Customs, and Agricultural Quarantine Inspectors. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will include the enforcement and investigation components of INS, Customs, and the Federal Protective Services. Read the Department of Homeland Security's fact sheet on this border reorganization for additional details.

H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002

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Full Text of H.R. 5005  
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Section 1. Short Title; Table of Contents

Title I - Department of Homeland Security

Title II - Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection

Title III - Science and Technology in Support of Homeland Security

Title IV - Directorate of Border and Transportation Security

Subtitle A - Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security

Subtitle B - United States Customs Service

Subtitle C - Miscellaneous Provisions

Subtitle D - Immigration Enforcement Functions

Section 441. Transfer of functions to Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security.
Section 442. Establishment of Bureau of Border Security.
Section 443. Professional responsibility and quality review.
Section 444. Employee discipline.
Section 445. Report on improving enforcement functions.
Section 446. Sense of Congress regarding construction of fencing near San Diego, California.

Subtitle E - Citizenship and Immigration Services

Section 451. Establishment of Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Section 452. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman.
Section 453. Professional responsibility and quality review.
Section 454. Employee discipline.
Section 455. Effective date.
Section 456. Transition.
Section 457. Funding for citizenship and immigration services.
Section 458. Backlog elimination.
Section 459. Report on improving immigration services.
Section 460. Report on responding to fluctuating needs.
Section 461. Application of Internet-based technologies.
Section 462. Children's affairs.

Subtitle F - General Immigration Provisions

Section 471. Abolishment of INS.
Section 472. Voluntary separation incentive payments.
Section 473. Authority to conduct a demonstration project relating to disciplinary action.
Section 474. Sense of Congress.
Section 475. Director of Shared Services.
Section 476. Separation of funding.
Section 477. Reports and implementation plans.
Section 478. Immigration functions.

Title V - Emergency Preparedness and Response

Title VI - Treatment of Charitable Trusts for Members of the Armed Forces of the United States and Other Governmental Organizations

Title VII - Management

Title VIII - Coordination with Non-Federal Entities; Inspector General; United States Secret Service; Coast Guard; General Provisions

Title IX - National Homeland Security Council

Title X - Information Security

Title XI - Department of Justice Divisions

Title XII - Airline War Risk Insurance Legislation

Title XIII - Federal Workforce Improvement

Title XIV - Arming Pilots Against Terrorism

Title XV - Transition

Title XVI - Corrections to Existing Law Relating to Airline Transportation Security

Title XVII - Conforming and Technical Amendments