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Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73not60

§273 Professional Responsibility and Quality Review

Title 6 › Chapter 1— HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter IV— BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY › Part E— Citizenship and Immigration Services › § 273

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services must investigate noncriminal employee wrongdoing that the Department’s Inspector General is not handling, check how the bureau and its parts operate, assess their quality, and analyze the bureau’s management. When reviewing any bureau decision, the Director must consider whether the facts and legal conclusions are accurate, whether any fraud or misrepresentation was involved, and how efficiently the decision was made.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §273

Domestic Security — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services shall be responsible for—
(1)conducting investigations of noncriminal allegations of misconduct, corruption, and fraud involving any employee of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services that are not subject to investigation by the Inspector General for the Department;
(2)inspecting the operations of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and providing assessments of the quality of the operations of such bureau as a whole and each of its components; and
(3)providing an analysis of the management of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(b)In providing assessments in accordance with subsection (a)(2) with respect to a decision of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, or any of its components, consideration shall be given to—
(1)the accuracy of the findings of fact and conclusions of law used in rendering the decision;
(2)any fraud or misrepresentation associated with the decision; and
(3)the efficiency with which the decision was rendered.

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Effective Date

Section effective on the date on which the

Transfer of Functions

specified under section 251 of this title takes effect, see section 455 of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 271 of this title.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 273

Title 6 — Domestic Security

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60