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6 U.S.C. 294: Sense of CongressText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 6-DOMESTIC SECURITYCHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION

§294. Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that⁠—

(1)  the missions of the Bureau of Border Security and the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services are equally important and, accordingly, they each should be adequately funded; and

(2)  the functions transferred under this part should not, after such transfers take effect, operate at levels below those in effect prior to November 25, 2002.

( Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 474 , Nov. 25, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2209 .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Bureau of Border Security, referred to in par. (1), changed to Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement by Reorganization Plan Modification for the Department of Homeland Security, eff. Mar. 1, 2003, H. Doc. No. 108–32, 108th Congress, 1st Session, set out as a note under section 542 of this title.