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6 U.S.C. § 239 — Office of Cargo Security Policy
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 240
1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a semicolon.
for Domestic Preparedness shall be within the Direc-
torate of Border and Transportation Security.’’
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–125, § 802(g)(1)(B)(iv)(II)(bb),
struck out at end ‘‘The Director of the Office for Do-
mestic Preparedness shall report directly to the Under
Secretary for Border and Transportation Security.’’
Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 114–125, § 802(g)(1)(B)(iv)(II)(cc),
substituted ‘‘functions of the Department’’ for ‘‘func-
tions of the Directorate’’.
2012—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–166 struck out ‘‘, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate’’ before pe-
riod at end of first sentence.
2004—Subsec. (c)(9). Pub. L. 108–458 added par. (9).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2012 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–166 effective 60 days after
Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments made on
and after that effective date, including any nomination
pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) of
Pub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of
this title.
§ 239. Office of Cargo Security Policy
(a) Establishment
There is established within the Department an
Office of Cargo Security Policy (referred to in
this section as the ‘‘Office’’).
(b) Purpose
The Office shall—
(1) coordinate all Department policies relat-
ing to cargo security; and
(2) consult with stakeholders and coordinate
with other Federal agencies in the establish-
ment of standards and regulations and to pro-
mote best practices.
(c) Director
(1) Appointment
The Office shall be headed by a Director,
who shall—
(A) be appointed by the Secretary; and
(B) report to the Assistant Secretary for
Policy.
(2) Responsibilities
The Dir
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Page 129
TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 240
1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a semicolon.
for Domestic Preparedness shall be within the Direc-
torate of Border and Transportation Security.’’
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–125, § 802(g)(1)(B)(iv)(II)(bb),
struck out at end ‘‘The Director of the Office for Do-
mestic Preparedness shall report directly to the Under
Secretary for Border and Transportation Security.’’
Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 114–125, § 802(g)(1)(B)(iv)(II)(cc),
substituted ‘‘functions of the Department’’ for ‘‘func-
tions of the Directorate’’.
2012—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–166 struck out ‘‘, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate’’ before pe-
riod at end of first sentence.
2004—Subsec. (c)(9). Pub. L. 108–458 added par. (9).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2012 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–166 effective 60 days after
Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments made on
and after that effective date, including any nomination
pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) of
Pub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of
this title.
§ 239. Office of Cargo Security Policy
(a) Establishment
There is established within the Department an
Office of Cargo Security Policy (referred to in
this section as the ‘‘Office’’).
(b) Purpose
The Office shall—
(1) coordinate all Department policies relat-
ing to cargo security; and
(2) consult with stakeholders and coordinate
with other Federal agencies in the establish-
ment of standards and regulations and to pro-
mote best practices.
(c) Director
(1) Appointment
The Office shall be headed by a Director,
who shall—
(A) be appointed by the Secretary; and
(B) report to the Assistant Secretary for
Policy.
(2) Responsibilities
The Director shall—
(A) advise the Assistant Secretary for Pol-
icy in the development of Department-wide
policies regarding cargo security;
(B) coordinate all policies relating to
cargo security among the agencies and of-
fices within the Department relating to
cargo security; and
(C) coordinate the cargo security policies
of the Department with the policies of other
executive agencies.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 431, as added Pub. L.
109–347, title III, § 301(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat.
1920.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
RULE OF CONSTRUCTION
Pub. L. 109–347, title III, § 301(c), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat.
1920, provided that: ‘‘Nothing in this section [enacting
this section and section 1001 of this title] shall be con-
strued to affect—
‘‘(1) the authorities, functions, or capabilities of the
Coast Guard to perform its missions; or
‘‘(2) the requirement under section 888 of the Home-
land Security Act (6 U.S.C. 468) that those authori-
ties, functions, and capabilities be maintained in-
tact.’’
§ 240. Border Enforcement Security Task Force
(a) Establishment
There is established within the Department a
program to be known as the Border Enforcement
Security Task Force (referred to in this section
as ‘‘BEST’’).
(b) Purpose
The purpose of BEST is to establish units to
enhance border security by addressing and re-
ducing border security threats and violence by—
(1) facilitating collaboration among Federal,
State, local, tribal, and foreign law enforce-
ment agencies to execute coordinated activi-
ties in furtherance of border security, and
homeland security; and
(2) enhancing information-sharing, including
the dissemination of homeland security infor-
mation among such agencies.
(c) Composition and establishment of units
(1) Composition
BEST units may be comprised of personnel
from—
(A) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement;
(B) U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
(C) the United States Coast Guard;
(D) other Department personnel, as appro-
priate 1
(E) other Federal agencies, as appropriate;
(F) appropriate State law enforcement
agencies;
(G) foreign law enforcement agencies, as
appropriate;
(H) local law enforcement agencies from
affected border cities and communities; and
(I) appropriate tribal law enforcement
agencies.
(2) Establishment of units
The Secretary is authorized to establish
BEST units in jurisdictions in which such
units can contribute to BEST missions, as ap-
propriate. Before establishing a BEST unit,
the Secretary shall consider—
(A) whether the area in which the BEST
unit would be established is significantly
impacted by cross-border threats;
(B) the availability of Federal, State,
local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement re-
sources to participate in the BEST unit;
(C) the extent to which border security
threats are having a significant harmful im-
pact in the jurisdiction in which the BEST
unit is to be established, and other jurisdic-
tions in the country; and
(D) whether or not an Integrated Border
Enforcement Team already exists in the
area in which the BEST unit would be estab-
lished.
(3) Duplication of efforts
In determining whether to establish a new
BEST unit or to expand an existing BEST unit
in a given jurisdiction, the Secretary shall en-
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**(a) Operation, maintenance, and protection of Federal buildings and grounds** Nothing in this chapter may be construed to affect the functions or authorities of the Administrator of General Services with respect to the operation, maintenance, and protection of buildings and grounds owned or occupied by the Federal Government and under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Administrator. Except for the law enforcement and related security functions transferred under [section 203(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section203/3&num=0&edition=prelim), the Administrator shall retain all powers, functions, and authorities vested in the Administrator under chapter 1, except section 121(e)(2)(A), and chapters 5 to 11 of title 40 and other provisions of law that are necessary for the operation, maintenance, and protection of such buildings and grounds.
**(b) Collection of rents and fees; Federal Buildings Fund**
(1) **Statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter may be construed—
(A) to direct the transfer of, or affect, the authority of the Administrator of General Services to collect rents and fees, including fees collected for protective services; or
(B) to authorize the Secretary or any other official in the Department to obligate amounts in the Federal Buildings Fund established by [section 592 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section592&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Use of transferred amounts** — Any amounts transferred by the Administrator of General Services to the Secretary out of rents and fees collected by the Administrator shall be used by the Secretary solely for the protection of buildings or grounds owned or occupied by the Federal Government.
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In fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, the Center is authorized to accept detailees from other Federal agencies, on a non-reimbursable basis, to staff the accreditation function.
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§ 466
rity Task Force composed of representatives
from military and civilian agencies of the
United States Government for the purposes of
anticipating terrorist threats against the United
States and taking appropriate actions to pre-
vent harm to the United States.
(b) Structure
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary
should model the Joint Interagency Homeland
Security Task Force on the approach taken by
the Joint Interagency Task Forces for drug
interdiction at Key West, Florida and Alameda,
California, to the maximum extent feasible and
appropriate.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 885, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2247.)
§ 466. Sense of Congress reaffirming the contin-
ued importance and applicability of the
Posse Comitatus Act
(a) Findings
Congress finds the following:
(1) Section 1385 of title 18 (commonly known
as the ‘‘Posse Comitatus Act’’) prohibits the
use of the Armed Forces as a posse comitatus
to execute the laws except in cases and under
circumstances expressly authorized by the
Constitution or Act of Congress.
(2) Enacted in 1878, the Posse Comitatus Act
was expressly intended to prevent United
States Marshals, on their own initiative, from
calling on the Army for assistance in enforc-
ing Federal law.
(3) The Posse Comitatus Act has served the
Nation well in limiting the use of the Armed
Forces to enforce the law.
(4) Nevertheless, by its express terms, the
Posse Comitatus Act is not a complete barrier
to the use of the Armed Forces for a range of
domestic purposes, including law enforcement
functions, when the use of the Armed Forces is
authorized by Act of Congress or the President
determines that the use of the Armed Forces
is required to fulfill the President’s obliga-
tions
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