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The following agencies became part of the Department of Homeland Security in 2003.
Original Agency (Department) |
Current Agency/Office |
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The U.S. Customs Service (Treasury) |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - inspection, border and ports of entry responsibilities U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - customs law enforcement responsibilities |
The Immigration and Naturalization Service (Justice) | U.S. Customs and Border Protection - inspection functions and the U.S. Border Patrol U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - immigration law enforcement: detention and removal, intelligence, and investigations U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - adjudications and benefits programs |
The Federal Protective Service | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
The Transportation Security Administration (Transportation) | Transportation Security Administration |
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (Treasury) | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (part)(Agriculture) | U.S. Customs and Border Protection - agricultural imports and entry inspections |
Office for Domestic Preparedness (Justice) | Responsibilities distributed within FEMA |
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
Strategic National Stockpile and the National Disaster Medical System (HHS) | Returned to Health and Human Services, July, 2004 |
Nuclear Incident Response Team (Energy) | Responsibilities distributed within FEMA |
Domestic Emergency Support Teams (Justice) | Responsibilities distributed within FEMA |
National Domestic Preparedness Office (FBI) | Responsibilities distributed within FEMA |
CBRN Countermeasures Programs (Energy) | Science & Technology Directorate |
Environmental Measurements Laboratory (Energy) | Science & Technology Directorate |
National BW Defense Analysis Center (Defense) | Science & Technology Directorate |
Plum Island Animal Disease Center (Agriculture) | Science & Technology Directorate |
Federal Computer Incident Response Center (GSA) | US-CERT, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications in the National Programs and Preparedness Directorate |
National Communications System (Defense) | Office of Cybersecurity and Communications in the National Programs and Preparedness Directorate |
National Infrastructure Protection Center (FBI) | Dispersed throughout the department, including Office of Operations Coordination and Office of Infrastructure Protection |
Energy Security and Assurance Program (Energy) | Integrated into the Office of Infrastructure Protection |
U.S. Coast Guard | U.S. Coast Guard |
U.S. Secret Service | U.S. Secret Service |
The following three directorates, created by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 were abolished by a July 2005 reorganization and their responsibilities transferred to other departmental components:
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This page was last reviewed/modified on April 11, 2008.