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Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73not60

§472 Annual Weaponry Report

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 › § 472

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Homeland Security must send Congress a yearly report on weapons purchased and used, broken down by type. The first report is due no later than 180 days after March 4, 2015, and then annually thereafter, beginning when the President’s fiscal year 2017 budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31. The report must list year‑end inventories and DHS component budget requests, explain how amounts meet needs for certification, qualification, training, and operations, and describe contracting methods and compare cost and availability. Reports must be in a form that protects law enforcement safety.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §472

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(a)The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Congress, not later than 180 days after March 4, 2015, and annually thereafter, beginning at the time the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, a comprehensive report on the purchase and usage of weapons, subdivided by weapon type. The report shall include—
(1)the quantity of weapons in inventory at the end of the preceding calendar year, and the amount of weapons, subdivided by weapon type, included in the budget request for each relevant component or agency in the Department of Homeland Security;
(2)a description of how such quantity and purchase aligns to each component or agency’s mission requirements for certification, qualification, training, and operations; and
(3)details on all contracting practices applied by the Department of Homeland Security, including comparative details regarding other contracting options with respect to cost and availability.
(b)The reports required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in an appropriate format in order to ensure the safety of law enforcement personnel.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the appropriation act cited in the credit of this section, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 472

Title 6 — Domestic Security

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60