Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73not60
§1401 Definitions
Title 6 › Chapter 5— BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION › § 1401
Summary
Defines five terms: Commissioner (head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection); Secretary (head of DHS); maquiladora (Mexican firm that assembles imported parts for export to the U.S.); northern border (U.S.–Canada); southern border (U.S.–Mexico).
Full Legal Text
Title 6, §1401
Domestic Security — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In this chapter:
(1)The term “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security.
(2)The term “maquiladora” means an entity located in Mexico that assembles and produces goods from imported parts for export to the United States.
(3)The term “northern border” means the international border between the United States and Canada.
(4)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
(5)The term “southern border” means the international border between the United States and Mexico.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 110–161, div. E, title VI, § 601, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2094, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007’.”
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Citation
6 U.S.C. § 1401
Title 6 — Domestic Security
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60