6 U.S.C. § 452
Reorganization
United States · Title 6 — DOMESTIC SECURITY · Status: effective
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- 6 U.S.C. § 452, Reorganization, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427987
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The Secretary may allocate or reallocate functions among the officers of the Department, and may establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue organizational units within the Department, but only—
Authority under subsection (a)(1) does not extend to the abolition of any agency, entity, organizational unit, program, or function established or required to be maintained by this chapter.
Authority under subsection (a)(2) does not extend to the abolition of any agency, entity, organizational unit, program, or function established or required to be maintained by statute.
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.
- Homeland Security Act of 2002