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 114 STAT. 2860 PUBLIC LAW 106-567 —DEC. 27, 2000 cover the declassification goals set by statute, regulation, or policy, the agenc/s progress with respect to such goals, and the agenc/s planned goals and priorities for its declassification activities over the next 2 fiscal years. Agency briefings and reports shall give particular attention to progress on the declassification of records and materials that are of archival value or extraordinary public interest to the people of the United States. (2)(A) The annual briefing and report under paragraph (1) for agencies within the Department of Defense, including the military departments and the elements of the intelligence community, shall be provided on a consolidated basis. (B) In this paragraph, the term "elements of the intelligence community" means the elements of the intelligence community specified or designated under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). (b) RECOMMENDATIONS ON AGENCY DECLASSIFICATION PRO- GRAMS. —(1) Upon reviewing and discussing declassification plans and progress with an agency, the Board shall provide to the head of the agency the written recommendations of the Board as to how the agency's declassification program could be improved. A copy of each recommendation shall also be submitted to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Public (2) Consistent with the provisions of section 703(k), the Board's availability. recommendations to the head of an agency under paragraph (1) shall become public 60 days after such recommendations are sent to the head of the agency under that paragraph. (c) RECOMMENDATIONS ON SPECIAL SEARCHES FOR RECORDS OF EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIC INTEREST.— (1) The Board shall also make recommendations to the President regarding proposed initiatives to identify, collect, and review for declassification classified records and materials of extraordinary public interest. (2) In making recommendations under paragraph (1), the Board shall consider the following: (A) The opinions and requests of Members of Congress, including opinions and requests expressed or embodied in letters or legislative proposals. (B) The opinions and requests of the National Security Council, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the heads of other agencies. (C) The opinions of United States citizens. (D) The opinions of members of the Board. (E) The impact of special searches on systematic and all other on-going declassification programs. (F) The costs (including budgetary costs) and the impact that complying with the recommendations would have on agency budgets, programs, and operations. (G) The benefits of the recommendations. (H) The impact of compliance with the recommendations on the national security of the United States. Publication. (d) PRESIDENT'S DECLASSIFICATION PRIORITIES. —(1) Concurrent with the submission to Congress of the budget of the President each fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall publish a description of the President's declassification program and priorities, together with a listing of the funds requested to implement that program.

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