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Title 6 — Domestic Security

Part B · Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization

§ 552a. Savings provision of certain transfers made under the Homeland Security Act of 2002

Statutory text

The transfer of functions under subtitle B of title XI of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) [6 U.S.C. 531 et seq.] shall not affect any pending or completed administrative actions, including orders, determinations, rules, regulations, personnel actions, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, or registrations, in effect on the date immediately prior to the date of such transfer, or any proceeding, unless and until amended, modified, superseded, terminated, set aside, or revoked. Pending civil actions shall not be affected by such transfer of functions.

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.

  1. Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2003

    Pub. L. 108–7 div. L § 106 · 117 Stat. 11

    Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 552a

    (Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, § 106, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 531.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, § 106, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 531.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 106. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Homeland Security Act of 2002, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 107–296, , 116 Stat. 2135, which is classified principally to this chapter. Subtitle B of title XI of the Act is classified principally to part B (§ 531 et seq.) of subchapter XI of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 101 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Homeland Security Act Amendments of 2003 and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 which comprises this chapter.

Credits

(Pub. L. 108–7, div. L, § 106, , 117 Stat. 531.)

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