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6 U.S.C. § 462 — Miscellaneous authorities
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**(a) Seal** The Department shall have a seal, whose design is subject to the approval of the President.
**(b) Participation of members of the Armed Forces** With respect to the Department, the Secretary shall have the same authorities that the Secretary of Transportation has with respect to the Department of Transportation under [section 324 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section324&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Redelegation of functions** Unless otherwise provided in the delegation or by law, any function delegated under this chapter may be redelegated to any subordinate.
**(d) Investigation of certain violent acts, shootings, and mass killings**
(1) **In general** — At the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a State or political subdivision, the Secretary, through deployment of the Secret Service or United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, may assist in the investigation of violent acts and shootings occurring in a place of public use, and in the investigation of mass killings and attempted mass killings. Any assistance provided by the Secretary under this subsection shall be presumed to be within the scope of Federal office or employment.
(2) **Definitions** — For purposes of this subsection—
(A) the term “mass killings” means 3 or more killings in a single incident; and
(B) the term “place of public use” has the meaning given that term under [section 2332f(e)(6) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2332f/e/6&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Seal** The Department shall have a seal, whose design is subject to the approval of the President.
**(b) Participation of members of the Armed Forces** With respect to the Department, the Secretary shall have the same authorities that the Secretary of Transportation has with respect to the Department of Transportation under [section 324 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section324&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Redelegation of functions** Unless otherwise provided in the delegation or by law, any function delegated under this chapter may be redelegated to any subordinate.
**(d) Investigation of certain violent acts, shootings, and mass killings**
(1) **In general** — At the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a State or political subdivision, the Secretary, through deployment of the Secret Service or United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, may assist in the investigation of violent acts and shootings occurring in a place of public use, and in the investigation of mass killings and attempted mass killings. Any assistance provided by the Secretary under this subsection shall be presumed to be within the scope of Federal office or employment.
(2) **Definitions** — For purposes of this subsection—
(A) the term “mass killings” means 3 or more killings in a single incident; and
(B) the term “place of public use” has the meaning given that term under [section 2332f(e)(6) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2332f/e/6&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** The Secretary of Transportation—
(1) to ensure that national defense interests are safeguarded properly and that the Secretary is advised properly about the needs and special problems of the armed forces, shall provide for participation of members of the armed forces in carrying out the duties and powers of the Secretary related to the regulation and protection of air traffic, including providing for, and research and development of, air navigation facilities, and the allocation of airspace; and
(2) may provide for participation of members of the armed forces in carrying out other duties and powers of the Secretary.
**(b)** A member of the Coast Guard on active duty may be appointed, detailed, or assigned to a position in the Department of Transportation, except the position of Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or Assistant Secretary for Administration. A retired member of the Coast Guard may be appointed, detailed, or assigned to a position in the Department.
**(c)** The Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of a military department may make cooperative agreements, including agreements on reimbursement as may be considered appropriate by the Secretaries, under which a member of the armed forces may be appointed, detailed, or assigned to the Department of Transportation under this section. The Secretary of Transportation shall send a report each year to the appropriate committees of Congress on agreements made to carry out subsection (a)(2) of this section, including the number, rank, and position of each member appointed, detailed, or assigned under those agreements.
**(d)** The Secretary of a military department does not control the duties and powers of a member of the armed forces appointed, detailed, or assigned under this section when those duties a
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**(a) Activities** The Center shall—
(1) receive, aggregate, analyze, and secure, using processes consistent with the processes developed pursuant to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 ([6 U.S.C. 1501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) reports from covered entities related to a covered cyber incident to assess the effectiveness of security controls, identify tactics, techniques, and procedures adversaries use to overcome those controls and other cybersecurity purposes, including to assess potential impact of cyber incidents on public health and safety and to enhance situational awareness of cyber threats across critical infrastructure sectors;
(2) coordinate and share information with appropriate Federal departments and agencies to identify and track ransom payments, including those utilizing virtual currencies;
(3) leverage information gathered about cyber incidents to—
(A) enhance the quality and effectiveness of information sharing and coordination efforts with appropriate entities, including agencies, sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, critical infrastructure owners and operators, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers; and
(B) provide appropriate entities, including sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers, with timely, actionable, and anonymized reports of cyber incident campaigns and trends, including, to the maximum extent practicable
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**(a) Establishment**
(1) **In general** — There is established within the Office of the Secretary the Office of National Capital Region Coordination, to oversee and coordinate Federal programs for and relationships with State, local, and regional authorities in the National Capital Region, as defined under [section 2674(f)(2) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section2674/f/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Director** — The Office established under paragraph (1) shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary.
(3) **Cooperation** — The Secretary shall cooperate with the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Governors of Maryland and Virginia, and other State, local, and regional officers in the National Capital Region to integrate the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia into the planning, coordination, and execution of the activities of the Federal Government for the enhancement of domestic preparedness against the consequences of terrorist attacks.
**(b) Responsibilities** The Office established under subsection (a)(1) shall—
(1) coordinate the activities of the Department relating to the National Capital Region, including cooperation with the Office for State and Local Government Coordination;
(2) assess, and advocate for, the resources needed by State, local, and regional authorities in the National Capital Region to implement efforts to secure the homeland;
(3) provide State, local, and regional authorities in the National Capital Region with regular information, research, and technical support to assist the efforts of State, local, and regional authorities in the National Capital Region in securing the homeland;
(4) develop a process for receiving meaningful input from State, loca
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 460
§ 460. Prohibition of the Terrorism Information
and Prevention System
Any and all activities of the Federal Govern-
ment to implement the proposed component pro-
gram of the Citizen Corps known as Operation
TIPS (Terrorism Information and Prevention
System) are hereby prohibited.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 880, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2245.)
§ 461. Review of pay and benefit plans
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter, the Secretary shall, in consultation
with the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, review the pay and benefit plans
of each agency whose functions are transferred
under this chapter to the Department and, with-
in 90 days after November 25, 2002, submit a plan
to the President of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives and the appro-
priate committees and subcommittees of Con-
gress, for ensuring, to the maximum extent
practicable, the elimination of disparities in pay
and benefits throughout the Department, espe-
cially among law enforcement personnel, that
are inconsistent with merit system principles
set forth in section 2301 of title 5.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 881, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2246.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 107–296, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2135, known as the Homeland Security Act of 2002,
which is classified principally to this chapter. For com-
plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 101 of this title and Ta-
bles.
§ 462. Office of National Capital Region Coordi-
nation
(a) Establishment
(1) In general
There is established within the Office of the
Secretary the Offic
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