Homeland Security Act of 2002

Citation: Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Nov. 2002).

The Homeland Security Act of 2002 created the Department of Homeland Security and assigned it the following critical infrastructure protection responsibilities: (1) developing a comprehensive national plan for securing the key resources and critical infrastructures of the United States; (2) recommending measures to protect the key resources and critical infrastructures of the United States in coordination with other groups; and (3) disseminating, as appropriate, information to assist in the deterrence, prevention, preemption of, or response to terrorist attacks.