Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-110

§532 Explosives Training and Research Facility

Title 6 › CHAPTER 1 — HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER XI — DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIVISIONS › Part B — Transfer of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to the Department of Justice › § 532

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Bureau will create an Explosives Training and Research Facility at Fort A.P. Hill in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It will train federal, state, and local law enforcement officers to investigate bombings and explosions, handle and dispose of explosive materials and devices, train dogs to detect explosives, and carry out explosives research. Congress may provide whatever money is needed to build and run the facility, and any funds provided remain available until they are spent.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §532

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(a)Establishment

There is established within the Bureau an Explosives Training and Research Facility at Fort AP Hill, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

(b)Purpose

The facility established under subsection (a) shall be utilized to train Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to—

(1)investigate bombings and explosions;

(2)properly handle, utilize, and dispose of explosive materials and devices;

(3)train canines on explosive detection; and

(4)conduct research on explosives.

(c)Authorization of appropriations

(1)In general

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to establish and maintain the facility established under subsection (a).

(2)Availability of funds

Any amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.

Reference

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 532

Title 6, Domestic Security

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110