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 •'«• M'j PUBLIC LAW 105-107—NOV. 20, 1997 111 STAT. 2253 or other serious mistreatment of United States citizens abroad to the victims of such crimes, or the famihes of victims of such crimes if they are United States citizens; and (2) the provision of such information is sufficiently important that the discharge of the responsibility for identifying and disseminating such information should be vested in a cabinet-level officer of the United States Government. (b) RESPONSIBILITY. —The Secretary of State shall take appropriate actions to ensure that the United States Government takes all appropriate actions to— (1) identify promptly information (including classified information) in the possession of the departments and agencies of the United States Government regarding the killing, abduction, torture, or other serious mistreatment of United States citizens abroad; and (2) subject to subsection (c), promptly make such information available to— (A) the victims of such crimes; or (B) when appropriate, the family members of the victims of such crimes if such family members are United States citizens. (c) LIMITATIONS. —The Secretary shall work with the heads of appropriate departments and agencies of the United States Government in order to ensure that information relevant to a crime covered by subsection (b) is promptly reviewed and, to the maximum extent practicable, without jeopardizing sensitive sources and methods or other vital national security interests, or without jeopardizing an on-going criminal investigation or proceeding, made available under that subsection unless such disclosure is specifically prohibited by law. SEC. 308, ANNUAL REPORTS ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF THE 50 USC 402a PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. note. (a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, jointly and in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, including the National Security Agency and the Departments of Defense, Justice, Treasury, and State, shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report on intelligence activities of the People's Republic of China directed against or affiecting the interests of the United States. (b) DELIVERY OF REPORT.—The Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall jointly transmit classified and unclassified versions of the report to the Speaker and Minority leader of the House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority leaders of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, and the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. SEC. 309. STANDARDS FOR SPELLING OF FOREIGN NAMES AND 50 USC 403-3 PLACES AND-FOR USE OF GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES. note. (a) SURVEY OF CURRENT STANDARDS. — (1) SURVEY.— The Director of Central IntelUgence shall carry out a survey of current standards for the spelling of foreign names and places, and the use of geographic coordinates

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