Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73not60
§513 Federal Air Marshal Program
Title 6 › Chapter 1— HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter X— CONSTRUCTION › § 513
Summary
Declares Federal air marshal program vital to aviation and lets the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security run and train air marshals.
Full Legal Text
Title 6, §513
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(1)It is the sense of Congress that the Federal air marshal program is critical to aviation security.
(2)Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in par. (2), 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 Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
Reference to Under Secretary of Transportation for Security deemed to refer to Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, see section 1994 of Pub. L. 115–254, set out as a note under section 114 of Title 49, Transportation.
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Citation
6 U.S.C. § 513
Title 6 — Domestic Security
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60