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PUBLIC LAW 108–177—DEC. 13, 2003 (2) The term ‘‘elements of the intelligence community’’ means the elements of the intelligence community set forth in or designated under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).

SEC. 352. REPORT ON SECURITY BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCEDURES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Director of Central Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies (as determined by the President) shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the utility and effectiveness of the current security background investigations and security clearance procedures of the Federal Government in meeting the purposes of such investigations and procedures. (b) PARTICULAR REPORT MATTERS.—The report shall address in particular the following: (1) A comparison of the costs and benefits of conducting background investigations for Secret clearance with the costs and benefits of conducting full field background investigations. (2) The standards governing the revocation of security clearances. (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include such recommendations for modifications or improvements of the current security background investigations or security clearance procedures of the Federal Government as are considered appropriate as a result of the preparation of the report under that subsection. (d) SUBMITTAL DATE.—The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than February 15, 2004. (e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— (1) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committees on Armed Services and the Judiciary of the Senate; and (2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committees on Armed Services and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. SEC. 353. REPORT ON DETAIL OF CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL AMONG ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Director of Central Intelligence shall, in consultation with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on means of improving the detail or transfer of civilian intelligence personnel between and among the various elements of the intelligence community for the purpose of enhancing the flexibility and effectiveness of the intelligence community in responding to changes in requirements for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence. (b) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall— (1) set forth a variety of proposals on means of improving the detail or transfer of civilian intelligence personnel as described in that subsection;

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