Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-102
§463 Requirement to Comply with Laws Protecting Equal Employment Opportunity and Providing Whistleblower Protections
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 › § 463
Summary
The Department must follow the same equal job protections and whistleblower rules that apply to other executive agencies, including 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1), (8), (9) and the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–174).
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Title 6, §463
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as exempting the Department from requirements applicable with respect to executive agencies—
(1)to provide equal employment protection for employees of the Department (including pursuant to the provisions in section 2302(b)(1) of title 5 and the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–174)); or
(2)to provide whistleblower protections for employees of the Department (including pursuant to the provisions in section 2302(b)(8) and (9) of such title and the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002).
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This chapter, referred to in introductory provisions, 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
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note set out under section 101 of this title and Tables. The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002, referred to in pars. (1) and (2), is Pub. L. 107–174, May 15, 2002, 116 Stat. 566, which is set out as a note under section 2301 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
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6 U.S.C. § 463
Title 6, Domestic Security
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102