Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73
§591g Mission of the Office
Title 6 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XIV— - COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OFFICE › Part Part B— - Mission of the Office › § 591g
Summary
Coordinate with agencies and make plans to prevent, detect, and defend against unauthorized chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials — import/possession/storage/transport/development/use — and attacks on U.S. people, places, or interests.
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Title 6, §591g
Domestic Security — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Office shall be responsible for coordinating with other Federal efforts and developing a strategy and policy for the Department to plan for, detect, and protect against the importation, possession, storage, transportation, development, or use of unauthorized chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials, devices, or agents in the United States and to protect against an attack using such materials, devices, or agents against the people, territory, or interests of the United States.
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Citation
6 U.S.C. § 591g
Title 6 — Domestic Security
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73