§ 115. — Transportation Security Oversight Board.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 49USC115]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 1--ORGANIZATION
Sec. 115. Transportation Security Oversight Board
(a) In General.--There is established in the Department of Homeland
Security a board to be known as the ``Transportation Security Oversight
Board''.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Number and appointment.--The Board shall be composed of 7
members as follows:
(A) The Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary's
designee.
(B) The Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary's
designee.
(C) The Attorney General, or the Attorney General's
designee.
(D) The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary's designee.
(E) The Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's
designee.
(F) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, or the
Director's designee.
(G) One member appointed by the President to represent the
National Security Council.
(2) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Board shall be the
Secretary of Homeland Security.
(c) Duties.--The Board shall--
(1) review and ratify or disapprove any regulation or security
directive issued by the Under Secretary of Transportation for
security \1\ under section 114(l)(2) within 30 days after the date
of issuance of such regulation or directive;
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
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(2) facilitate the coordination of intelligence, security, and
law enforcement activities affecting transportation;
(3) facilitate the sharing of intelligence, security, and law
enforcement information affecting transportation among Federal
agencies and with carriers and other transportation providers as
appropriate;
(4) explore the technical feasibility of developing a common
database of individuals who may pose a threat to transportation or
national security;
(5) review plans for transportation security;
(6) make recommendations to the Under Secretary regarding
matters reviewed under paragraph (5).
(d) Quarterly Meetings.--The Board shall meet at least quarterly.
(e) Consideration of Security Information.--A majority of the Board
may vote to close a meeting of the Board to the public, except that
meetings shall be closed to the public whenever classified, sensitive
security information, or information protected in accordance with
section 40119(b), will be discussed.
(Added Pub. L. 107-71, title I, Sec. 102(a), Nov. 19, 2001, 115 Stat.
604; amended Pub. L. 107-296, title IV, Sec. 426(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2186.)
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 426(a)(1), substituted
``Department of Homeland Security'' for ``Department of
Transportation''.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 426(a)(2), added subpar. (A),
redesignated former subpars. (A) to (F) as (B) to (G), respectively, and
struck out former subpar. (G) which read as follows: ``One member
appointed by the President to represent the Office of Homeland
Security.''
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 426(a)(3), substituted
``Secretary of Homeland Security'' for ``Secretary of Transportation''.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002,
see section 4 of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as an Effective Date note
under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the
Transportation Security Administration of the Department of
Transportation, including the functions of the Secretary of
Transportation, and of the Under Secretary of Transportation for
Security, relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and
for treatment of related references, see sections 203(2), 551(d),
552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of
Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified,
set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 114, 46111 of this title.
