Homeland Security Act of 2002
- Homeland Security Act of 2002
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An act passed by Congress in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This law created the Department of Homeland Security and the new cabinet-level position of Secretary of Homeland Security. The law was an attempt to reorganize federal security functions into one department.
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Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill.
2009.
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