Under 49 U.S.C. § 114, the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security was appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, with a term of office of 5 years.
Sources
- 49 USC 114(s): Nondisclosure of security activities - ProPublica (projects.propublica.org)
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/114 (law.cornell.edu)
- https://law.justia.com/codes/us/2001/title49/subtitlei/chap1/sec114 (law.justia.com)
- https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/senate-bill/1447/text/pl (congress.gov)
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-115/pdf/STATUTE-115-Pg597.pdf (govinfo.gov)
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