; (4) one appointee from the Department of Justice, to be appointed by the Attorney General of the United States; (5) one appointee from the intelligence community, to be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence; (6) one appointee from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to be appointed by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; (7) one appointee from the Federal Communications Commission, who shall not be a member of the Commission, to be appointed by the Chair of the Commission; and (8) one appointee from the Office of Management and Budget, to be appointed by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (d) Public communications security reports The Committee shall consider communications security reports from communications network providers. (e) Application of critical infrastructure information protections For purposes of subtitle B of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 131 et seq.)— (1) communications networks shall be treated as critical infrastructure and protected systems defined in sections 2(4) and 212(6), respectively, of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 101(4) ; 6 U.S.C. 131(6) )