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Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73

§471 Annual ammunition report

Title 6 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part Part H— - Miscellaneous Provisions › § 471

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Homeland Security must send Congress an ammunition report 180 days after January 17, 2014, and then every year starting with the President’s budget for fiscal year 2016 under section 1105(a) of title 31. The report must list, by ammunition type and by DHS component, the year‑end inventory and the amounts used and bought during the year; explain how those amounts meet each unit’s needs for certification, qualification, training, and operations; and describe DHS contracting practices and compare other contracting options by cost and availability. The report must be in a format that protects law enforcement safety.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §471

Domestic Security — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress, 180 days after January 17, 2014, and annually thereafter beginning with the submission of the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, a comprehensive report on the purchase and usage of ammunition, subdivided by ammunition type. The report shall include—
(1)the quantity of ammunition in inventory at the end of the preceding calendar year, and the amount of ammunition expended and purchased, subdivided by ammunition type, during the year for each relevant component or agency in the Department of Homeland Security;
(2)a description of how such quantity, usage, and purchase aligns to each component or agency’s mission requirements for certification, qualification, training, and operations; and
(3)details on all contracting practices applied by the Department of Homeland Security, including comparative details regarding other contracting options with respect to cost and availability.
(b)The reports required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in an appropriate format in order to ensure the safety of law enforcement personnel.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the appropriation act cited in the credit of this section, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter.

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6 U.S.C. § 471

Title 6 — Domestic Security

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73