Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73not60
§163 Definition of Law Enforcement Technology
Title 6 › Chapter 1— HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter II— INFORMATION ANALYSIS › Part C— Office of Science and Technology › § 163
Summary
"Law enforcement technology" means tools for investigating crimes and analyzing evidence, for running jails, and for helping courts.
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Title 6, §163
Domestic Security — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “law enforcement technology” includes investigative and forensic technologies, corrections technologies, and technologies that support the judicial process.
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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 107–296, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2145, which enacted this subchapter, amended section 1030, 2511, 2512, 2520, 2701 to 2703, and 3125 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, section 10102 and 10122 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law
Enforcement
, and section 401a of Title 50, War and National Defense, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 101 of this title and listed in a Provisions for Review, Promulgation, or Amendment of Federal Sentencing Guidelines Relating to Specific Offenses table set out under section 994 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Tables.
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6 U.S.C. § 163
Title 6 — Domestic Security
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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