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Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-110

§1111 Definitions

Title 6 › CHAPTER 4 — TRANSPORTATION SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER II — TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS › § 1111

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gives short meanings for words used in this part. "Appropriate congressional committees" names six specific committees: in the Senate—Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; in the House—Homeland Security; Transportation and Infrastructure. "Department" is the Department of Homeland Security. "Secretary" is the Secretary of Homeland Security. "State" and "United States" mean the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other U.S. territory or possession. "Terrorism" has the meaning given in section 101 of this title.

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Title 6, §1111

Domestic Security, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

For purposes of this subchapter, the following terms apply:
(1)Appropriate congressional committees
The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
(2)Department
The term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security.
(3)Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(4)State
The term “State” means any one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
(5)Terrorism
The term “terrorism” has the meaning that term has in section 101 of this title.
(6)United States
The term “United States” means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States.

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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title XIII of Pub. L. 110–53, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 389, which enacted this subchapter and amended section 70105 of Title 46, Shipping, and section 114 and 46301 of Title 49, Transportation. For complete classification of title XIII to the Code, see Tables.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 1111

Title 6, Domestic Security

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110