Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/2639

 117 STAT. 2620

PUBLIC LAW 108–177—DEC. 13, 2003

(d) 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, Governmental Affairs, and the Judiciary of the Senate; and (2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Select Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committees on Armed Services and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. SEC. 355. REPORT ON STRATEGIC PLANNING. Deadline.

(a) REPORT.—Not later than February 15, 2004, the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that assesses progress in the following: (1) The development by the Department of Defense and the intelligence community of a comprehensive and uniform analytical capability to assess the utility and advisability of various sensor and platform architectures and capabilities for the collection of intelligence. (2) The improvement of coordination between the Department and the intelligence community on strategic and budgetary planning. (b) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form. (c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— (1) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and (2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. SEC. 356. REPORT ON UNITED STATES DEPENDENCE ON COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MANUFACTURED OVERSEAS.

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(a) REPORT.—Not later than February 15, 2004, the Director of Central Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the extent of United States dependence on computer hardware or software that is manufactured overseas. (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall address the following: (1) The extent to which the United States currently depends on computer hardware or software that is manufactured overseas. (2) The extent to which United States dependence, if any, on such computer hardware or software is increasing. (3) The vulnerabilities of the national security and economy of the United States as a result of United States dependence, if any, on such computer hardware or software. (4) Any other matters relating to United States dependence, if any, on such computer hardware or software that the Director considers appropriate. (c) CONSULTATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR.—(1) In preparing the report under subsection (a), the Director may consult, and is encouraged to consult, with appropriate persons and entities in the computer hardware or software industry and with other appropriate persons and entities in the private sector.

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