§ 1401. Definitions

Statutory text

In this chapter:

Commissioner

The term “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security.

Maquiladora

The term “maquiladora” means an entity located in Mexico that assembles and produces goods from imported parts for export to the United States.

Northern border

The term “northern border” means the international border between the United States and Canada.

Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

Southern border

The term “southern border” means the international border between the United States and Mexico.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

2007
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008
Pub. L. 110–161 div. E title VI § 602 · 121 Stat. 1844
Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 1401
(Pub. L. 110–161, div. E, title VI, § 602, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2094.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 110–161, div. E, title VI, § 602, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2094.)
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 602. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 110–161, div. E, title VI, § 601, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2094, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act of 2007’.”

Credits

(Pub. L. 110–161, div. E, title VI, § 602, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2094.)