# Homeland Security Act of 2002 **Entity class:** United States federal statute **Public Law:** 107-296 ## Definition The **Homeland Security Act of 2002** created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized federal homeland-security functions. Section 880 prohibited all federal implementation of the proposed Terrorism Information and Prevention System, or [[wiki/Operation TIPS|Operation TIPS]]. ## Relationships - **created:** [[wiki/United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]]. - **prohibited:** [[wiki/Operation TIPS|Operation TIPS]]. - **codified prohibition:** 6 U.S.C. § 460. ## Sources / Provenance - [Public Law 107-296, November 25, 2002](https://uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/107/296.pdf) - [6 U.S.C. § 460](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=prelim&num=0&req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title6-section460)