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Order Code RS21366
Updated January 14, 2004
Department of Homeland Security:
Organization Chart
Sharon S. Gressle
Specialist in American National Government
Government and Finance Division
Summary
Although the Department of Homeland Security has been operational since Janaury
2003 (under P.L. 107-296; H.R. 5005), due to the scope and complexity of the functions
and responsibilities, the departmental components continue to be refined and realigned.
The organization chart in this report is based on statutory language, reorganization plans
that have been promulgated, and information from the department. Although the
department has a website, the charts it presents are not yet fully representative. The
report will be updated and the chart revised as events warrant.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created through P.L. 107-296.1
Under the Act, the Administration was required to submit a reorganization plan to
Congress within 60 days of enactment.2 A plan was presented by the White House
through a news release on November 25, 2002.' A modification to the plan, dated
January 30, 2003, was promulgated.4
The organization chart in this report is illustrative and not intended to be an official
version. It has been developed for the purpose of providing a graphic representation of
the statutory mandates and the administrative refinements pursuant to the statute. The
department does provide a preliminary chart on its website.5 That chart provides a
structure featuring the Office of the Secretary and the primary organizations within the
department with a minimum of detail. It is expected that a more detailed chart will be
issued.
1 Homeland Security Act of 2002; P.L. 107-296; Nov. 25, 2002; 116 Stat. 2135. The effective
date of the act was Jan. 24, 2003.
2 Sec. 1502.
' See [http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/reorganization-plan.pdf].
4 See [http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=47&content=421].
5 Access the chart through [http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=10&content= 1].
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