Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-110

§459 Office of International Affairs

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 H — Miscellaneous Provisions › § 459

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates an Office of International Affairs inside the Secretary’s office. A Director, a senior official picked by the Secretary, must lead it. The Director must set up exchanges with friendly countries to share homeland security tools and lessons. That includes sharing research, running joint first-responder training, and swapping expertise on preventing and responding to terrorism and crises. The Director must find U.S. weak spots, organize conferences and training programs, and coordinate the Department’s international work with other federal counter‑terrorism officials.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §459

Domestic Security, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Establishment

There is established within the Office of the Secretary an Office of International Affairs. The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be a senior official appointed by the Secretary.

(b)Duties of the Director

The Director shall have the following duties:

(1)To promote information and education exchange with nations friendly to the United States in order to promote sharing of best practices and technologies relating to homeland security. Such exchange shall include the following:

(A)Exchange of information on research and development on homeland security technologies.

(B)Joint training exercises of first responders.

(C)Exchange of expertise on terrorism prevention, response, and crisis management.

(2)To identify areas for homeland security information and training exchange where the United States has a demonstrated weakness and another friendly nation or nations have a demonstrated expertise.

(3)To plan and undertake international conferences, exchange programs, and training activities.

(4)To manage international activities within the Department in coordination with other Federal officials with responsibility for counter-terrorism matters.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 459

Title 6, Domestic Security

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110