PUBLIC LAW 109–177—MAR. 9, 2006
120 STAT. 247
SEC. 503. SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN PRESIDENTIAL LINE OF SUCCESSION.
Section 19(d)(1) of title 3, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, Secretary of Homeland Security’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Veterans Affairs’’. SEC. 504. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
The second sentence of section 1111(a)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 531(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ the first place it appears and inserting ‘‘President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate’’. SEC. 505. QUALIFICATIONS OF UNITED STATES MARSHALS.
Section 561 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(i) Each marshal appointed under this section should have— ‘‘(1) a minimum of 4 years of command-level law enforcement management duties, including personnel, budget, and accountable property issues, in a police department, sheriff’s office or Federal law enforcement agency; ‘‘(2) experience in coordinating with other law enforcement agencies, particularly at the State and local level; ‘‘(3) college-level academic experience; and ‘‘(4) experience in or with county, State, and Federal court systems or experience with protection of court personnel, jurors, and witnesses.’’. SEC. 506. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INTELLIGENCE MATTERS.
(a) ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 507 the following new section: ‘‘§ 507A. Assistant Attorney General for National Security ‘‘(a) Of the Assistant Attorneys General appointed under section 506, one shall serve, upon the designation of the President, as the Assistant Attorney General for National Security. ‘‘(b) The Assistant Attorney General for National Security shall— ‘‘(1) serve as the head of the National Security Division of the Department of Justice under section 509A of this title; ‘‘(2) serve as primary liaison to the Director of National Intelligence for the Department of Justice; and ‘‘(3) perform such other duties as the Attorney General may prescribe.’’. (2) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Section 506 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘ten’’ and inserting ‘‘11’’. (3) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE MATTERS.—Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the matter relating to Assistant Attorneys General and inserting the following: ‘‘Assistant Attorneys General (11).’’. (4) CONSULTATION OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN APPOINTMENT.—Section 106(c)(2) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403–6(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
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