6 U.S.C. § 601
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United States · Title 6 — DOMESTIC SECURITY · Status: effective
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In this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply:
The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
The term “critical infrastructure sectors” means the following sectors, in both urban and rural areas:
The term “directly eligible tribe” means—
any Indian tribe—
The term “eligible metropolitan area” means any of the 100 most populous metropolitan statistical areas in the United States.
The term “high-risk urban area” means a high-risk urban area designated under section 604(b)(3)(A) of this title.
The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given that term in section 5304(e) of title 25.
The term “metropolitan statistical area” means a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget.
The term “National Special Security Event” means a designated event that, by virtue of its political, economic, social, or religious significance, may be the target of terrorism or other criminal activity.
The term “population” means population according to the most recent United States census population estimates available at the start of the relevant fiscal year.
The term “population density” means population divided by land area in square miles.
The term “qualified intelligence analyst” means an intelligence analyst (as that term is defined in section 124h(j) of this title), including law enforcement personnel—
The term “target capabilities” means the target capabilities for Federal, State, local, and tribal government preparedness for which guidelines are required to be established under section 746(a) of this title.
The term “tribal government” means the government of an Indian tribe.
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
- Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally