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Customs and Border Protection
Agency overview
Formed	March 1, 2003
Employees	48,551 (2007)
Annual Budget	$10.1 Billion (2008 Budget)
Agency Executives	W. Ralph Basham, Commissioner   Jayson P. Ahern, Deputy Commissioner
Website
www.cbp.gov

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Its other primary mission is preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States. CBP is also responsible for apprehending individuals attempting to enter the United States illegally, stemming the flow of illegal drugs and other contraband, protecting the United States agricultural and economic interests from harmful pests and diseases, and protecting American businesses from theft of their intellectual property. Contraband consists of items of which possession may be illegal, depending on the variety and the country or the age or sex of the possessor. ...

Mission

Within the Department of Homeland Security, CBP protects the Borders of the United States from terrorism, human and drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and agricultural pests while simultaneously facilitating the flow of legitimate global trade and international travel. The United States shares international borders with two nations: The United States–Mexico border to the south The Canada–United States border to the north Categories: | ...

As the nation’s single unified border agency, CBP’s mission is vitally important for the protection of the American people and the national economy. Nearly 44,000 CBP employees work in a variety of ways to secure the nation’s borders both at and between the official ports of entry and also to extend the zone of security.

Border security

CBP is responsible for guarding 7,000 miles of land border the United States shares with Canada and Mexico and 2,000 miles of coastal waters surrounding the Florida peninsula and off the coast of Southern California. The agency also protects 95,000 miles of maritime border in partnership with the United States Coast Guard. USCG HH-65 Dolphin USCG HH-60J JayHawk USCG HC-130H departs Mojave USCG HC-130H on International Ice Patrol duties The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is at all times a branch of the U.S. military, a maritime law enforcement agency, and a federal regulatory body. ...

To secure this vast terrain, more than 13,000 CBP Border Patrol agents and CBP Air and Marine agents, and approximately 20,000 CBP officers and agriculture specialists, together with the nation’s largest law enforcement canine program, stand guard along America’s front line.

CBP officers protect America’s borders at official ports of entry, while CBP’s Border Patrol agents prevent illegal entry into the United States of people and contraband between the ports of entry.

CBP Air and Marine, which manages the largest law enforcement air force in the world, patrols the nation’s land and sea borders to stop terrorists and drug smugglers before they enter the United States.

CBP agriculture specialists prevent the entry of exotic plant and animal pests, and confront emerging threats in agro- and bioterrorism.

SBInet

The underlying framework for securing the borders is based on strategic plans crafted for the breadth and depth of CBP employees and their unique missions. It is also based on initiatives such as the Secure Border Initiative’s SBInet program. Through SBInet, private industry provides a border control solution based on the optimal mix of personnel, infrastructure, and technology. As a result, CBP employees prevent terrorists and their weapons from entering the United States while continuing their mission of:

• apprehending people who illegally attempt to enter the United States,
• seizing illegal drugs and other contraband, and
• protecting United States agriculture from harmful pests and diseases.

Keeping Things (and People) Moving

While carrying out its priority anti-terrorism mission, CBP must also work to facilitate the movement of legitimate trade and travelers, as the agency processes all people, vehicles and cargo entering the United States. On a typical day in fiscal year 2006, CBP processed approximately 1 million passengers and pedestrians; 71,000 containers; 327,000 privately owned vehicles; and 85,000 shipments of goods approved for entry.

CBP screens all travelers entering the United States using a risk-based approach. Automated advance data combined with intelligence and new biometric travel documents are tools that facilitate travel while keeping our borders safe. In addition, CBP has established expedited traveler programs that facilitate the entry process for frequent travelers who have undergone prior screening of their biographical and biometric data.

The agency also seeks to protect the nation from illegitimate international travel. Therefore, CBP recently established the Office of Alien Smuggling Interdiction, as a means of fighting human trafficking and smuggling.

Focus: high-risk

The agency gathers advance data regarding incoming and outgoing people, conveyances and goods to focus its law enforcement resources on high-risk individuals and items. The agency also uses technology, such as non-intrusive inspection devices, to make the most of its resources.

Further, CBP established the National Targeting Center (NTC) in October 2001 as an anti-terrorism tool, consolidating and analyzing information across several agencies to help prevent further acts of terrorism and national security concerns. The NTC uses automated risk management at a national level to provide tactical targeting expertise to support the nation's anti-terrorism efforts.

Facilitating trade

Trade and tariff laws are enforced by CBP import and entry specialists and other trade compliance personnel. This helps to ensure that industry operates in a fair and competitive trade environment. Trade-related activities include:

• protecting U.S. businesses from theft of intellectual property and unfair trade practices,
• collecting import duties, taxes and fees
• enforcing trade laws related to admissibility,
• regulating trade practices to collect the appropriate revenue,
• maintaining export controls, and
• protecting U.S. agricultural resources via inspection activities at the ports of entry.

The agency also maintains an aggressive and comprehensive intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement program that devotes substantial resources to combating trade in counterfeit goods at United States borders and around the world.

CBP further facilitates trade through partnership programs such as Importer Self-Assessment as well as account management, which helps frontline personnel facilitate the movement of legitimate, compliant trade and allows them to focus on those shipments that may present a risk to the United States.

Defending the border internationally

Moreover, CBP is partnering with foreign countries to expand America’s zone of security, promoting government and private-sector partnerships that permit screening of cargo and people beyond United States borders.

As part of the Container Security Initiative, CBP officers pre-screen shipping containers at major international seaports to keep terrorist weapons and other contraband from entering the United States.

Under the Customs -Trade Partnership against Terrorism, importers who meet certain security standards are provided expedited processing benefits, enabling CBP to facilitate legitimate trade while focusing resources on unknown or high-risk shipments.

As part of the Immigration Advisory Program, CBP officers at major foreign airports monitor boarding for U.S.-bound flights to prevent criminal aliens from arriving in the United States, and to advise and assist the air carriers on matters related to U.S. Entry Requirements.

Through the Carrier Liaison Program (CLP), CBP partners with transportation carriers to fight illegal migration. CLP provides carrier staff with training classes that include lessons in document requirements for entry to the United States and how to detect fraud.

CBP also shares its expertise to build the capacity of counterpart border control agencies to undertake enforcement measures that improve the security of trade and travel worldwide. Moreover, agency attachés and representatives staff embassies overseas to assist in building support for and compliance with CBP programs.

On a typical day

On an average day in fiscal year 2006, CBP:

Processed—

• 1.1 million passengers and pedestrians, including 680,000 aliens
• 70,900 truck, rail and sea
• 240,737 incoming international air passengers
• 71,151 passengers/crew arriving by ship
• 327,042 incoming privately owned vehicles
• 85,300 shipments of goods approved for entry
• $84,400,000 in fees, duties and tariffs.

Executed—

• 63 arrests at ports of entry
• 2,984 apprehensions between ports for illegal entry

Seized—

• 3,788 pounds of narcotics in 20 seizures between ports of entry
• $157,800 in undeclared or illicit currency and
• $646,900 worth of fraudulent commercial merchandise at ports of entry
• 4,462 prohibited plant materials or animal products, including 147 agricultural pests at ports of entry

Refused entry of—

• 574 non-citizens at ports of entry
• 63 criminal aliens attempting to enter the United States

Intercepted—

• 71 fraudulent travel documents
• 20 smuggled aliens

Rescued—

• 8 illegal crossers in distress or dangerous conditions between ports of entry.

Deployed—

• 1,264 canine enforcement teams
• 8,075 vehicles, 260 aircraft, 215 watercraft, and 202 equestrian patrols.

Organization

To accomplish its missions, Customs and Border Protection has a workforce of over 40,000 employees, including Officers, canine enforcement officers, Border Patrol agents, aircraft pilots, trade specialists, and mission support staff. Presently there are 317 officially designated ports of entry and an additional 14 pre-clearance locations in Canada, Ireland and the Caribbean. CBP is also in charge of the Container Security Initiative, which indentifies and inspects foreign cargo in its mother country before it is to be imported into the United States. West Indies redirects here. ... The Container Security Initiative is the most topical AFF ever. ...

The four major "offices" operating under CBP are:

• The Office of Field Operations (OFO); headed by Assistant Commissioner Thomas S. Winkowski.
• The Office of Border Patrol (United States Border Patrol); headed by Chief of the Border Patrol David V. Aguilar.
• The Office of CBP Air & Marine; headed by Assistant Commissioner Michael C. Kostelnik.
• The Office of Intelligence and Operations Coordination (OIOC); headed by Assistant Commissioner Rodney Snyder. Began operating in September 2007, following the merger of the former Offices of Intelligence and Anti-Terrorism.

CBP Canine Enforcement Program (CEP) within the OFO conducts the largest number of working dogs of any Federal Law Enforcement Agency. K-9 teams are assigned to 73 commercial ports and 74 Border Patrol stations throughout the nation.^[1][2] The Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection manages an operating budget of $2. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... David V. Aguilar, Chief Patrol Agent David V. Aguilar was named Chief Patrol Agent, Office of Border Patrol, in May 2004, and assumed the position on July 1, 2004. ... CBP Air and Marine Emblem CBP Air Interdiction Agent Badge CBP Air Blackhawk UAV The stated mission of the Office of CBP Air and Marine is to protect the American people and critical infrastructure by using an integrated and coordinated air and marine force to detect, interdict, and prevent acts... Michael C. Kostelnik, Major General, USAF (Ret. ... For the comedy group, see Working Dog Productions. ...

History

U.S. Customs Service

U.S. Customs Inspectors, late 1800s

Responding to the urgent need for revenue following the American Revolutionary War, the First United States Congress passed and President George Washington signed the Tariff Act of July 4, 1789, which authorized the collection of duties on imported goods. Four weeks later, on July 31, the fifth act of Congress established the United States Customs Service and its ports of entry. The United States Customs Service (now the United States Customs and Border Protection Service or CBP) was the portion of the US Federal Government dedicated to keeping illegal products outside of US borders. ... US Customs Service, late 1800s File links The following pages link to this file: United States Customs Service U.S. Customs and Border Protection Categories: United States government images ... US Customs Service, late 1800s File links The following pages link to this file: United States Customs Service U.S. Customs and Border Protection Categories: United States government images ... This article is about military actions only. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate President pro tempore Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and in 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1789 (MDCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

For nearly 125 years after its birth, the U.S. Customs Service was the primary source of funds for the entire government, and paid for the nation's early growth and infrastructure.^[3] Purchases include the Louisiana and Oregon territories; Florida and Alaska; funding the National Road and the Transcontinental Railroad; building many of the nation's lighthouses; the U.S. Military and Naval academies, and Washington D.C. This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... For other uses, see Alaska (disambiguation). ... Map showing the route of the National Road at its greatest completion in 1839, with historical state boundaries. ... A Transcontinental Railroad is a railway that crosses a continent typically from sea to sea. Terminals are at or connected to different oceans. ... Eddystone Lighthouse, one of the first wavewashed lighthouses For other uses, see Lighthouse (disambiguation). ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Immigration inspectors, circa 1924

Shortly after the American Civil War, some states started to pass their own immigration laws, which prompted the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in 1875 that immigration was a federal responsibility. The Immigration Act of 1891 established an Office of the Superintendent of Immigration within the Treasury Department. This office was responsible for admitting, rejecting, and processing all immigrants seeking admission to the United States and for implementing national immigration policy. 'Immigrant Inspectors', as they were called then, were stationed at major U.S. ports of entry collecting manifests of arriving passengers. A 'head tax' of fifty cents was collected on each immigrant. The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was a part of the United States Department of Justice and handled legal and illegal immigration and naturalization. ... Immigration Inspectors, 1924 File links The following pages link to this file: Immigration and Naturalization Service U.S. Customs and Border Protection Categories: United States government images ... Immigration Inspectors, 1924 File links The following pages link to this file: Immigration and Naturalization Service U.S. Customs and Border Protection Categories: United States government images ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department, a treasury, of the United States government established by an Act of U.S. Congress in 1789 to manage the revenue of the United States government. ... A port of entry is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. ...

Paralleling some immigration concerns of today, back in the early 1900s Congress's primary interest in immigration was to protect American workers and wages: the reason it had become a federal concern in the first place. This made immigration more a matter of commerce than revenue. In 1903, Congress transferred the Bureau of Immigration to the newly created Department of Commerce and Labor. Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate President pro tempore Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political... Year 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The United States Department of Commerce is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. ...

After World War I, Congress attempted to stem the flow of immigrants, still mainly coming from Europe, by passing laws in 1921 and 1924 limiting the number of newcomers by assigning a quota to each nationality based upon its representation in previous U.S. census figures. Each year, the U.S. State Department issued a limited number of visas; only those immigrants who had obtained them and could present valid visas were permitted entry. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... The U.S. Census is mandated by the United States Constitution. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... Entry visa valid in Schengen treaty countries. ...

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Reorganization (2003 to present)

CBP Officers conducting traveller examinations

CBP became an official agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003, combining employees from the United States Department of Agriculture, the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (specifically, Immigration Inspectors and the United States Border Patrol), and the United States Customs Service. CBP is headed by Commissioner W. Ralph Basham. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4064x2704, 6442 KB)Photo by James R. Tourtellotte File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4064x2704, 6442 KB)Photo by James R. Tourtellotte File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... DHS redirects here. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... USDA redirects here. ... The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was a part of the United States Department of Justice which used to handle legal and illegal immigration and naturalization. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The United States Customs Service (now part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or CBP) was the portion of the US Federal Government dedicated to keeping illegal products outside of US borders. ... W. Ralph Basham, former Director of US Secret Service W. Ralph Basham is the current Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. ...

Basham was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 30, 2006 to be the next CBP Commissioner. Basham has 28 years of experience as a law enforcement manager. His experience includes serving as the head of the Secret Service and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. He has also served as the Chief of Staff for the Transportation Security Administration. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Counter Assault Team. ... The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 82 United States Federal agencies. ... TSA emblem The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a U.S. government agency that was created as part of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 19, 2001. ...

Customs and Border Protection Officers are armed with 9mm Glock 17 and .40 Heckler & Koch P2000 pistols (the H&K are issued to new Officers; the GLOCK 17's are to be phased out and replaced over time), expandable batons (ASPs) and oleoresin capsicum (OC) pepper spray and are trained at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and enforce over 450 laws. CBP Officers have full arrest authority. CBP seizures and criminal cases are investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, which is CBP's sister agency. Consequently, while CBP officers perform the duties of law enforcement officers, they do not qualify for federal criminal investigator's pay or retirement benefits. The Glock 17 was the first pistol designed and manufactured by the Austrian company Glock. ... Heckler and Koch (H&K) P2000 is a handgun based upon the H&K USP (Universal Self Loading Pistol). ... Baton can refer to: // Instruments Baton (via French bâton = stick from Late Latin bastum = stout staff, probably of Gaulish origin) refers to several types of cylindrical or tapered instruments composed of a wide variety of materials (finished, not wood in the natural state), with differing functions:- A baton (billy... Pepper spray (also known as OC spray (from Oleoresin Capsicum), OC gas, capsicum spray, or oleoresin capsicum) is a lachrymatory agent (a chemical compound that irritates the eyes to cause tears, pain, and even temporary blindness) that is used in riot control, crowd control and personal self-defense, including defense... The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 82 United States Federal agencies. ...

Employee morale

CBP officers at a ceremony

In July, 2006, the Office of Personnel Management conducted a survey of federal employees in all 36 federal agencies on job satisfaction and how they felt their respective agency was headed. DHS (which includes CBP) was last or near to last in every category including; Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 795 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2958 × 2232 pixel, file size: 637 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 795 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2958 × 2232 pixel, file size: 637 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

• 36th on the job satisfaction index
• 35th on the leadership and knowledge management index
• 36th on the results-oriented performance culture index
• 33rd on the talent management index

The low scores were attributed to major concerns about basic supervision, management and leadership within DHS. Based on the survey, the primary concerns are about promotion and pay increase based on merit, dealing with poor performance, rewarding creativity and innovation, and the inability of leadership to generate high levels of motivation in the workforce, recognition for doing a good job, lack of satisfaction with various component policies and procedures and lack of information about what is going on with the organization and complaints from the traveling public.^{[4] [5]}

In June 2007 CBP Commissioner W. Ralph Basham announced to employees that the agency would be conducting 125 different focus groups in 12 different cities around the country to better understand their concerns as expressed in the Human Capital Survey. The agency is also going to give employees who are not a part of that focus group process a virtual focus group where they can go on the intranet and express their views and their concerns. The Commissioner stated: "We are looking at this very seriously. We want to hear from the employees, we want to hear from these focus groups, we want to drill down on this survey." As of late 2007, none of this has taken place.

A November, 2007 Government Accountability Office report shows that low staffing, training, and overwork is a large problem within CBP, and an average of 71 officers leave the service every two weeks.[1] General Accounting Office headquarters, Washington, D.C. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the non-partisan audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of Congress, and an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government. ...

Equipment

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Vehicle	Country of Manufacture	Type	Notes
MQ-1 Predator	United States	UAV
Bell Helicopters UH-1 Huey	United States	helicopter
Marine Intrepid	United States	marine craft
Safe Boat International Walk Around Cabin / Safe Boat International RB-S "Defender" Class	United States	marine craft
Ford Crown Victoria	United States	cruiser
Chevrolet Silverado Chevrolet Tahoe / Chevrolet S-10 Blazer	United States	SUV
MD Helicopters MD 500	United States	helicopter
Dodge Ram Van	United States	van
Jeep YJ	United States	utility vehicle
AM General Hummer	United States	SUV
Eurocopter Ecureuil	France	light utility helicopter

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See also

• Automated export system
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• Canada Border Services Agency
• Harmonized Tariff Schedule for the United States
• NEXUS
• Port security
• Supply Chain Security
• United States border preclearance
• US-VISIT
• Secure Border Initiative
• SBInet
• List of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies
• Border search exception

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DHS redirects here. ... The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the body concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ... Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Michael P. Jackson The Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security is the chief operating officer of the United States Department of Homeland Security, responsible for the day-to-day operations of a department with 208,000 employees and an annual budget of $48. ... USCG HH-65 Dolphin USCG HH-60J JayHawk USCG HC-130H departs Mojave USCG HC-130H on International Ice Patrol duties The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is at all times a branch of the U.S. military, a maritime law enforcement agency, and a federal regulatory body. ... Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest and primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and is responsible for identifying, investigating, and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nations border, economic, transportation, and infrastructure security. ... United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is a bureau in the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ... FEMA redirects here. ... The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 82 United States Federal agencies. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Counter Assault Team. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... TSA emblem The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a U.S. government agency that was created as part of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 19, 2001. ... NSC seal The National Communications System is an office within the United States Department of Homeland Security charged with enabling national security and emergency preparedness communications (NS/EP telecommunications) using the national telecommunications system. ... The National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) is a division of the United States Department of Homeland Securitys Directorate of Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. ... US-VISIT (United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology) is a U.S. immigration and border management system. ... The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology is a political leadership position within the United States Department of Homeland Security. ... Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) is a part of the Science and Technology Directorate at the United States Department of Homeland Security. ... According to the DHS S&T website[1], the Explosives Division of Homeland Security Science and Technology develops the technical capabilities to detect, interdict, and lessen the impacts of non-nuclear explosives used in terrorist attacks against mass transit, civil aviation, and critical infrastructure. ... According to the DHS S&T website[1], the Chemical and Biological Division of Homeland Security Science and Technology works to increase the United States preparedness against chemical and biological threats through improved threat awareness, advanced surveillance and detection, and protective countermeasures. ... According to the DHS S&T website[1], the Borders and Maritime Security Division of Homeland Security Science and Technology develops and transitions tools and technologies that improve the security of the United States borders and waterways, without impeding the flow of commerce and travelers. ... According to the DHS S&T website[1], the Command, Control, and Interoperability Division of Homeland Security Science and Technology develops interoperable communication standards and protocols for emergency responders, cyber security tools for protecting the integrity of the Internet, and automated capabilities to recognize and analyze potential threats. ... According to the DHS S&T website[1], the Human Factors Division of Homeland Security Science and Technology applies the social and behavioral sciences to improve detection, analysis, and understanding and response to homeland security threats. ... According to the DHS S&T website[1], the Infrastructure and Geophysical Division of Homeland Security Science and Technology focuses on identifying and mitigating the vulnerabilities of the 17 critical infrastructure and key assets that keep the United States society and economy functioning. ... Under Secretary Paul Schneider The Under Secretary for Management is a position within the United States Department of Homeland Security responsible for all the departments budget, appropriations, expenditure of funds, accounting and finance; procurement; human resources and personnel; information technology systems; facilities, property, equipment, and other material resources. ...