6 U.S.C. § 123
Terrorist travel program
United States · Title 6 — DOMESTIC SECURITY · Status: effective
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Not later than 90 days after August 3, 2007, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and consistent with the strategy developed under section 7201,11 See References in Text note below. shall establish a program to oversee the implementation of the Secretary’s responsibilities with respect to terrorist travel.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall designate an official of the Department of Homeland Security to be responsible for carrying out the program. Such official shall be—
The official designated under subsection (b) shall assist the Secretary of Homeland Security in improving the Department’s ability to prevent terrorists from entering the United States or remaining in the United States undetected by—
ensuring effective coordination, with respect to policies, programs, planning, operations, and dissemination of intelligence and information related to terrorist travel—
among appropriate subdivisions of the Department of Homeland Security, as determined by the Secretary and including—
Not later than 180 days after August 3, 2007, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of this section.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
- Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007