Title 6 — Domestic Security
Part B · Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization
§ 596. Contracting and grant making authorities
Statutory text
The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, in carrying out the responsibilities under section 592 of this title, shall—
operate extramural and intramural programs and distribute funds through grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions and contracts;
ensure that activities under section 592 of this title include investigations of radiation detection equipment in configurations suitable for deployment at seaports, which may include underwater or water surface detection equipment and detection equipment that can be mounted on cranes and straddle cars used to move shipping containers; and
have the authority to establish or contract with 1 or more federally funded research and development centers to provide independent analysis of homeland security issues and carry out other responsibilities under this subchapter.
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.
Homeland Security Act of 2002
Pub. L. 107–296 title XIX § 1926 · 116 Stat. 2135
Enacted · 6 U.S.C. § 596
Pub. L. 107–296, title XIX, § 1926, formerly title XVIII, § 1806, as added Pub. L. 109–347, title V, § 501(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1935
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 107–296, title XIX, § 1926, formerly title XVIII, § 1806, as added Pub. L. 109–347, title V, § 501(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1935Pub. L. 110–53 § 104(a)(4) · 121 Stat. 266
Changed · 6 U.S.C. § 596
Pub. L. 110–53, § 104(a)(4), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in two places in text as reference to section 592(a) of this title
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 110–53, § 104(a)(4), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in two places in text as reference to section 592(a) of this title.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(4) 6 USC 596. in section 1906, as so redesignated, by striking “section 1802(a)” each place that term appears and inserting “section 1902(a)”; andCountering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–387 § 2(a)(8)(A) · 132 Stat. 5162
Substituted · 6 U.S.C. § 596
Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(8)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection”
Substituted · 6 U.S.C. § 596
Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(8)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “section 592” for “paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 592(a)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(8)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection” and “section 592” for “paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 592(a)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i) by striking “Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection” and inserting “Assistant Secretary”; and (ii) by striking “paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 1902(a)” and inserting “section 1923”; andCountering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–387 § 2(a)(8)(B) · 132 Stat. 5162
Substituted · 6 U.S.C. § 596(2)
Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(8)(B), substituted “section 592” for “paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 592(a)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Par. (2). Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(8)(B), substituted “section 592” for “paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 592(a)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking “paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 1902(a)” and inserting “section 1923”;
4 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments2007–2018 · 2 rounds
2018
Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(8)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection” and “section 592” for “paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 592(a)”.
Par. (2). Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(8)(B), substituted “section 592” for “paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 592(a)”.
2007
Pub. L. 110–53, § 104(a)(4), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in two places in text as reference to section 592(a) of this title.
Credits
2006–2018 · 3 acts
- 2006Pub. L. 107–296, title XIX, § 1926, formerly title XVIII, § 1806, as added Pub. L. 109–347, title V, § 501(a), , 120 Stat. 1935
- 2007renumbered title XIX, § 1906, and amended Pub. L. 110–53, title I, § 104(a)(1), (2), (4), , 121 Stat. 294
- 2018renumbered § 1926 and amended Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(5), (8), , 132 Stat. 5163, 5164.
Show as published
(Pub. L. 107–296, title XIX, § 1926, formerly title XVIII, § 1806, as added Pub. L. 109–347, title V, § 501(a), , 120 Stat. 1935; renumbered title XIX, § 1906, and amended Pub. L. 110–53, title I, § 104(a)(1), (2), (4), , 121 Stat. 294; renumbered § 1926 and amended Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(a)(5), (8), , 132 Stat. 5163, 5164.)