Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-102
§554 National Identification System Not Authorized
Title 6 › CHAPTER 1 — HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER XII — TRANSITION › Part B — Transitional Provisions › § 554
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The chapter bans creating a nationwide identification system or a national identity card.
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Title 6, §554
Domestic Security, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the development of a national identification system or card.
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This chapter, referred to in text, 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.
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6 U.S.C. § 554
Title 6, Domestic Security
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102