Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73
§185 Federally funded research and development centers
Title 6 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › § 185
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The Secretary, through the Under Secretary, may use one or more government-funded centers to analyze homeland security and coordinate section 188 programs.
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Title 6, §185
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The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall have the authority to establish or contract with 1 or more federally funded research and development centers to provide independent analysis of homeland security issues, or to carry out other responsibilities under this chapter, including coordinating and integrating both the extramural and intramural programs described in section 188 of this title.
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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 complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 101 of this title and Tables.
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6 U.S.C. § 185
Title 6 — Domestic Security
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73