Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73
§321c Department and Agency officials
Title 6 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT › § 321c
Summary
The President, with the Senate’s approval, can appoint up to four Deputy Administrators to help the Administrator, and the Administrator holds the same rank as an assistant secretary of the Department.
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Title 6, §321c
Domestic Security — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than 4 Deputy Administrators to assist the Administrator in carrying out this subchapter.
(b)The Administrator of the United States Fire Administration shall have a rank equivalent to an assistant secretary of the Department.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 115–278 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (b) read as follows: “There is in the Department an Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity and Communications.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Mar. 31, 2007, see section 614(b)(3) of Pub. L. 109–295, set out as a note under section 701 of this title.
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Citation
6 U.S.C. § 321c
Title 6 — Domestic Security
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73