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title: "6 U.S.C. § 672"
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# 6 U.S.C. § 672 - Designation of critical infrastructure protection program

## Text

A critical infrastructure protection program may be designated as such by one of the following:

(1) The President.

(2) The Secretary of Homeland Security.

(Pub. L. 107–296, title XXII, § 2223, formerly title II, § 213, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2152; renumbered title XXII, § 2223, Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(2)(H), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4178.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 132 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 115–278.