DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY.

SEC. 101. DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY. (a) Establishment of Position.—There is established in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation the position of Director of Intelligence and Security. (b) Powers and Duties.— The Director of Intelligence and Security shall report directly to the Secretary of Transportation and shall have the following duties and powers: (1) Receipt, assessment, and distribution of intelligence information relating to long-term transportation security. (2) Development of policies, strategies, and plans for dealing with threats to transportation security. (3) Other planning relating to transportation security, including coordination of countermeasures with appropriate Federal agencies. (4) Serving as the primary liaison of the Secretary with the intelligence and law enforcement communities. 104 STAT. 3068 (5) Such other duties and powers as the Secretary may prescribe as necessary to ensure, to the extent possible, the security of the traveling public. (c) Conforming Amendment.—Section 106(g)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after “312–314,” the following “315–316 (except for the duties and powers vested in the Director of Intelligence and Security by or under section 101 of the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990),”.