6 U.S.C. § 521 — Legal status of EOIR

Page 266 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 512 1 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Reference to the Director of Central Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the intelligence com- munity deemed to be a reference to the Director of Na- tional Intelligence. Reference to the Director of Cen- tral Intelligence or the Director of the Central Intel- ligence Agency in the Director’s capacity as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency deemed to be a ref- erence to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agen- cy. See section 1081(a), (b) of Pub. L. 108–458, set out as a note under section 3001 of Title 50, War and National Defense. SHORT TITLE For short title of title X of Pub. L. 107–296, which en- acted this subchapter, as the ‘‘Federal Information Se- curity Management Act of 2002’’, see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title. § 512. Construction Nothing in this chapter, or the amendments made by this chapter, affects the authority of the National Institute of Standards and Tech- nology or the Department of Commerce relating to the development and promulgation of stand- ards or guidelines under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 278g–3(a) of title 15. (Pub. L. 107–296, title X, § 1006, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2273.) Editorial Notes 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 Tables. § 513. Federal air marshal program (1) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security. (2) Limitation on statutory construction Nothing in this chapter, including any amend- ment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transpor- tation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals. (Pub. L. 107–296, title XIV, § 1402(c), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2305.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in par. (2), was in the origi- nal ‘‘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 complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Ta- bles. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Reference to Under Secretary of Transportation for Security deemed to refer to Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, see section 1994 of Pub. L. 115–254, set out as a note under section 114 of Title 49, Transportation. SUBCHAPTER XI—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIVISIONS PART A—EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW § 521. Legal status of EOIR (a) 1 Existence of EOIR There is in the Department of Justice the Ex- ecutive Office for Immigration Review, which shall be subject to the direction and regulation of the Attorney General under section 1103(g) of title 8. (Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1101, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2273.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1104, as added by Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, § 105(a)(3), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 531, pro- vided that: ‘‘The provisions of this subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 1101–1104) of title XI of Pub. L. 107–296, enacting this part and amending section 1103 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality] shall take effect on the date of the trans- fer of functions from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization to officials of the Department of Homeland Security [functions transferred Mar. 1, 2003]’’. § 522. Statutory construction Nothing in this chapter, any amendment made by this chapter, or in section 1103 of title 8, shall be construed to limit judicial deference to regu- lations, adjudications, interpretations, orders, decisions, judgments, or any other actions of the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General. (Pub. L. 107–296, title XI, § 1103, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2274.) Editorial Notes 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 Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the date of the transfer of func- tions from the Commissioner of Immigration and Natu- ralization to officials of the Department of Homeland Security (Mar. 1, 2003), see section 1104 of Pub. L. 107–296, as added by Pub. L. 108–7, set out as a note under section 521 of this title.