§ 115. Transportation Security Oversight Board

• (a) There is established in the Department of Homeland Security a board to be known as the “Transportation Security Oversight Board”.
• (b)
  • (1) 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 National Intelligence, or the Director’s designee.
    • (G) One member appointed by the President to represent the National Security Council.
  • (2) The Chairperson of the Board shall be the Secretary of Homeland Security.
• (c) The Board shall—
  • (1) review and ratify or disapprove any regulation or security directive issued by the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration under section 114( l )(2) within 30 days after the date of issuance of such regulation or directive;
  • (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 Administrator regarding matters reviewed under paragraph (5).
• (d) The Board shall meet at least quarterly.
• (e) 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, 1 1 So in original. The word “information” probably should be inserted. sensitive security information, or information protected in accordance with section 40119(b), 2 2 See References in Text note below. will be discussed.