agencymeans the Department of Homeland Security;
air traffic control systemhas the meaning such term has under section 40102(a).
appropriate congressional committeesmeans the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
Bureaumeans the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau of the Department.
career appointeemeans a Transportation Security Administration executive serving on a career Transportation Security Executive Service appointment;
Centermeans the Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center established by paragraph (2).
Departmentmeans the Department of Transportation.
Directormeans the Director of ARPA–I appointed under subsection (d).
Executive Directormeans the Executive Director of the Bureau.
Freight Officemeans the Office of Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy established under subsection (b).
multimodal projectmeans a project involving the participation of more than 1 modal administration or secretarial office within the Department.
Planmeans the Transportation Security Information Sharing Plan established under paragraph (2).
political appointeemeans any individual who—
projectmeans a project authorized or funded under—
public and private stakeholdersmeans Federal, State, and local agencies, tribal governments, and appropriate private entities, including nonprofit employee labor organizations representing transportation employees.
Secretarymeans the Secretary of Transportation.
senior career employeemeans a Transportation Security Administration employee covered by the Transportation Security Administration Core Compensation System at the L or M pay band;
senior executivemeans a Transportation Security Administration executive serving on a Transportation Security Executive Service appointment;
small business concernhas the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
transportation security informationmeans information relating to the risks to transportation modes, including aviation, public transportation, railroad, ferry, highway, maritime, pipeline, and over-the-road bus transportation, and may include specific and general intelligence products, as appropriate.