6 U.S.C. § 444: Definitions

§444 Definitions

Title 6 › CHAPTER 1 — HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER VIII — COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part G — Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies › § 444

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key terms used in this part. Qualified anti‑terrorism technology means any product, device, service, or technology made or changed to stop, find, identify, or reduce damage from terrorism and that the Secretary calls qualified. Act of terrorism means an unlawful act the Secretary says fits set rules: it causes harm in the United States (or involves a U.S. air carrier or U.S.-flag vessel even abroad) and uses weapons, tools, or methods meant to cause mass harm, injury, or loss. Insurance carrier means any company, group, partnership, or other legal entity that sells commercial property and casualty insurance, including its affiliates. Liability insurance means coverage for legal responsibility for loss or damage to others’ property, related lost income or extra costs, bodily injury to people who are not the insured or their employees, or loss from another’s debt or default. Loss means death, bodily injury, or damage to property, including business interruption. Non‑Federal Government customers means any buyer who is not a U.S. government agency or part of the U.S. government that has the power under Public Law 85–804 (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) to cover certain third‑party claims against its contractors; this includes state and local authorities and private businesses.

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For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:

(1)Qualified anti-terrorism technology

For purposes of this part, the term “qualified anti-terrorism technology” means any product, equipment, service (including support services), device, or technology (including information technology) designed, developed, modified, or procured for the specific purpose of preventing, detecting, identifying, or deterring acts of terrorism or limiting the harm such acts might otherwise cause, that is designated as such by the Secretary.

(2)Act of terrorism

(A)The term “act of terrorism” means any act that the Secretary determines meets the requirements under subparagraph (B), as such requirements are further defined and specified by the Secretary.

(B)Requirements.—

An act meets the requirements of this subparagraph if the act—

(i)is unlawful;

(ii)causes harm to a person, property, or entity, in the United States, or in the case of a domestic United States air carrier or a United States-flag vessel (or a vessel based principally in the United States on which United States income tax is paid and whose insurance coverage is subject to regulation in the United States), in or outside the United States; and

(iii)uses or attempts to use instrumentalities, weapons or other methods designed or intended to cause mass destruction, injury or other loss to citizens or institutions of the United States.

(3)Insurance carrier

The term “insurance carrier” means any corporation, association, society, order, firm, company, mutual, partnership, individual aggregation of individuals, or any other legal entity that provides commercial property and casualty insurance. Such term includes any affiliates of a commercial insurance carrier.

(4)Liability insurance

(A)In general

The term “liability insurance” means insurance for legal liabilities incurred by the insured resulting from—

(i)loss of or damage to property of others;

(ii)ensuing loss of income or extra expense incurred because of loss of or damage to property of others;

(iii)bodily injury (including) to persons other than the insured or its employees; or

(iv)loss resulting from debt or default of another.

(5)Loss

The term “loss” means death, bodily injury, or loss of or damage to property, including business interruption loss.

(6)Non-Federal Government customers

The term “non-Federal Government customers” means any customer of a Seller that is not an agency or instrumentality of the United States Government with authority under Public Law 85–804 [50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.] to provide for indemnification under certain circumstances for third-party claims against its contractors, including but not limited to State and local authorities and commercial entities.

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Public Law 85–804, referred to in par. (6), is Pub. L. 85–804, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 972, which is classified generally to chapter 29 (§ 1431 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

§444 Definitions

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