### Question
How does the law define intelligence component of the Department?


### Answer
Under *6 U.S.C. § 101*, **intelligence component of the Department** is defined as:

> any element or entity of the Department that collects, gathers, processes, analyzes, produces, or disseminates intelligence information within the scope of the information sharing environment, including homeland security information, terrorism information, and weapons of mass destruction information, or national intelligence, as defined under section 3003(5) of title 50, except—


(A) the United States Secret Service

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 101*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION**

