<Dl> <Dd> Title XVII consists of seven sections that amend or alter several acts and amendments of the United States such as the Inspector General Act of 1978 and Title 5 of the United States Code </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Title XVII consists of seven sections that amend or alter several acts and amendments of the United States such as the Inspector General Act of 1978 and Title 5 of the United States Code </Dd> <P> The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), formed November 25, 2002 through the Homeland Security Act, is a Cabinet department composed of several different divisions that work to protect the United States from domestic and foreign terrorism . It was created as a response to the September 11 attacks in 2001 . The Department of Homeland Security manages the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate . The directorate helps fulfill the Department's overarching goal: to keep America safe from terrorist attacks . The Department also works to enhance preparedness and response efforts and to integrate these efforts with prevention work . With the Homeland Security Act there are several provisions that identify the specific duties for the EP&R Directorate . </P> <P> The Homeland Security Act contains several provisions that identify specific duties for the EP&R Directorate . Title V and Title II outline the way the department ensures the following: that the use of intelligence and its own threat analysis of terrorist capabilities are intended to distribute funds to those areas where the terrorist threat is greatest; and that states provide the Federal Government with their Emergency Response Plans so that the department can coordinate priorities regionally and nationally . </P>

Why did the bush administration create the department of homeland security