§44931. Director of Intelligence and Security

(a) Organization.-There is in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation a Director of Intelligence and Security. The Director reports directly to the Secretary.

(b) Duties and Powers.-The Director shall-

(1) receive, assess, and distribute intelligence information related to long-term transportation security;

(2) develop policies, strategies, and plans for dealing with threats to transportation security;

(3) make other plans related to transportation security, including coordinating countermeasures with appropriate departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government;

(4) serve as the primary liaison of the Secretary to the intelligence and law enforcement communities; and

(5) carry out other duties and powers the Secretary decides are necessary to ensure, to the extent possible, the security of the traveling public.

( Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1215 .)

In subsection (a), the word "established" is omitted as executed. The words "position of" are omitted as surplus.

In subsection (b), before clause (1), the word "shall" is substituted for "shall have the following duties and powers" to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (3), the words "departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government" are substituted for "Federal agencies" for clarity and consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.

Development of Aviation Security Liaison Agreement

Pub. L. 104–264, title III, §309, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3253 , provided that: "The Secretary of Transportation and the Attorney General, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall enter into an interagency agreement providing for the establishment of an aviation security liaison at existing appropriate Federal agencies' field offices in or near cities served by a designated high-risk airport."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 106 of this title.