PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Department must have a seal that the President approves. The Secretary can use the same powers to involve members of the armed forces that the Transportation Secretary has. Unless a law or specific order says otherwise, duties given here can be passed down to subordinates. If a state or local law enforcement official asks, the Secretary can send the Secret Service or ICE to help investigate violent acts in public places, shootings, and mass killings. That help is treated as federal work. "Mass killings" means three or more deaths in one incident. "Place of public use" is defined elsewhere in federal law.

Title 6, §455

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(a)Seal

The Department shall have a seal, whose design is subject to the approval of the President.

(b)Participation of members of the Armed Forces

With respect to the Department, the Secretary shall have the same authorities that the Secretary of Transportation has with respect to the Department of Transportation under section 324 of title 49.

(c)Redelegation of functions

Unless otherwise provided in the delegation or by law, any function delegated under this chapter may be redelegated to any subordinate.

(d)Investigation of certain violent acts, shootings, and mass killings

(1)In general

At the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a State or political subdivision, the Secretary, through deployment of the Secret Service or United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, may assist in the investigation of violent acts and shootings occurring in a place of public use, and in the investigation of mass killings and attempted mass killings. Any assistance provided by the Secretary under this subsection shall be presumed to be within the scope of Federal office or employment.

(2)Definitions

For purposes of this subsection

(A)

(B)the term “place of public use” has the meaning given that term under section 2332f(e)(6) of title 18.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 107–296, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2135, known as the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 101 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2013—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 112–265 added subsec (d).

§455 Miscellaneous Authorities