# United States Department of Justice - National Security Division <font color="#bfbfbf">National Security Division | NSD | DOJ NSD </font> %%Insert archived image below title.%% ![https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/DOJ_National_Security_Division_logo.svg/1024px-DOJ_National_Security_Division_logo.svg.png|200](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/DOJ_National_Security_Division_logo.svg/1024px-DOJ_National_Security_Division_logo.svg.png) %%CTRL + W%% ## Overview Website URL: <http://www.justice.gov/nsd> Parent Organization: [DOJ](DOJ.md) Headquarters: Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building Founded: 03-09-2006 ## Summaries The United States Department of Justice National Security Division (NSD) handles national security functions of the department. Created by the 2005 USA [PATRIOT Act](PATRIOT%20Act.md) reauthorization, the division consolidated all the department's national security and intelligence functions into a single division. The division is headed by the Assistant Attorney General for National Security.[^1] The National Security Division was created under Section 506 of the 2005 USA PATRIOT Act reauthorization, which was signed into law by President [George W. Bush](George%20W.%20Bush.md) on March 9, 2006. It consolidated the department's national security efforts within one unit, bring together attorneys from the Counterterrorism Section and Counterespionage Section of the Criminal Division and from the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review (OIPR), with their specialized expertise in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and other intelligence matters.[^2] %% Footer Below! Use ALT + 0 to toggle footnotes. %% <br> ---- ![|100](KilldozerTeal%201.png) ------ # Keep Digging %%Space%% ## Tags #FederalGovernment ## Further Reading [DOJ](DOJ.md) • [PATRIOT Act](PATRIOT%20Act.md) ## Revision History ➝ <span style="background:rgba(3, 135, 102, 0.2)">First Indexed:</span> **06-23-2023 - 9:20 pm** ➝ <span style="background:rgba(5, 117, 197, 0.2)">Last Updated:</span> **06-23-2023 - 9:45 pm** ### Footnotes & References [^1]: Overview of United States Department of Justice National Security Division pulled from **[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice_National_Security_Division)** on 06-23-2023. [^2]: Overview from [LittleSis](https://archive.is/TQ1iJ) pulled on 06-23-2023.