---
kind: "unit"
title: "6"
title_heading: "Domestic Security"
key: "ch1/schXIV/ptB"
level: "part"
label: "Part B"
heading: "Mission of the Office"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/6/ch1-schXIV-ptB"
sections_count: 10
---

# Part B — Mission of the Office

Title 6 — Domestic Security › Chapter 1 — Homeland Security Organization › Subchapter XIV — Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office

## Sections

- [§591g. Mission of the Office](/usc/6/591g.md)
- [§591h. Relationship to other Department components and Federal agencies](/usc/6/591h.md)
- [§592. Responsibilities](/usc/6/592.md)
- [§592a. Technology research and development investment strategy for nuclear and radiological detection](/usc/6/592a.md)
- [§593. Hiring authority](/usc/6/593.md)
- [§594. Testing authority](/usc/6/594.md)
- [§595. Repealed.](/usc/6/595.md)
- [§596. Contracting and grant making authorities](/usc/6/596.md)
- [§596a. Joint annual interagency review of global nuclear detection architecture](/usc/6/596a.md)
- [§596b. Securing the Cities program](/usc/6/596b.md)