6 U.S.C. § 456
Military activities
United States · Title 6 — DOMESTIC SECURITY · Status: effective
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- 6 U.S.C. § 456, Military activities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427994
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Nothing in this chapter shall confer upon the Secretary any authority to engage in warfighting, the military defense of the United States, or other military activities, nor shall anything in this chapter limit the existing authority of the Department of Defense or the Armed Forces to engage in warfighting, the military defense of the United States, or other military activities.
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