[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4459 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4459

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a 10-year term of 
   office for any individual appointed as the Assistant Secretary of 
  Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration), and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2010

   Mr. Wolf introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a 10-year term of 
   office for any individual appointed as the Assistant Secretary of 
  Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration), and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
              (TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION).

    (a) In General.--Section 114(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Appointment; Term of Office.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--The head of the Administration shall be 
        the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation 
        Security Administration). The Assistant Secretary shall be 
        appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
        of the Senate.
            ``(2) Qualifications.--The Assistant Secretary must--
                    ``(A) be a citizen of the United States; and
                    ``(B) have experience in a field directly related 
                to transportation or security.
            ``(3) Term of office.--The term of office of an individual 
        appointed as the Assistant Secretary shall be 10 years. An 
        Assistant Secretary may not serve more than one 10-year 
        term.''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 114 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Department of 
        Transportation'' and inserting ``Department of Homeland 
        Security'';
            (2) in the heading for subsection (m)(1) by striking 
        ``under secretary'' and inserting ``assistant secretary''; and
            (3) by striking ``Under Secretary'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``Assistant Secretary''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to any individual appointed as the Assistant Secretary of 
Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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