the ITACG Advisory
Council, which shall include--
(1) representatives of--
(A) the Department;
(B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(C) the National Counterterrorism Center;
(D) the Department of Defense;
(E) the Department of Energy;
(F) the Department of State; and
(G) other Federal entities as appropriate;
(2) the program manager of the information sharing
environment, designated under section 1016(f) of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004 (6 U.S.C. 485(f)), or the program manager's
designee; and
(3) executive level law enforcement and
intelligence officials from State, local, and tribal
governments.
(f) Criteria.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, and
the program manager of the information sharing environment
established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), shall--
(1) establish procedures for selecting members of
the ITACG Advisory Council and for the proper handling
and safeguarding of products derived from information
within the scope of the information sharing
environment, including homeland security information,
terrorism information, and weapons of mass destruction
information, by those members; and
(2) ensure that at least 50 percent of the members
of the ITACG Advisory Council are from State, local,
and tribal governments.
(g) Operations.--
(1) In general.--Beginning not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of the Implementing
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, the
ITACG Advisory Council shall meet regularly, but not
less than quarterly, at the facilities of the National
Counterterrorism Center of the Office of the Director
of National Intelligence.
(2) Management.--Pursuant to section 119(f)(E) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
404o(f)(E)), the Director of the National
Counterterrorism Center, acting through the senior
intelligence official from the Department of Homeland
Security de