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 PUBLIC LAW 108–177—DEC. 13, 2003

117 STAT. 2623

agencies of the Federal Government, including the ability of the Directorate to access, in a timely and efficient manner, all information authorized by section 202 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 6 U.S.C. 122). (2) An assessment of the ability of the Center to fulfill the responsibilities assigned to it by the President given its structure, authorities, current assets, and capabilities. (3) An assessment of the ability of the Directorate to fulfill the responsibilities set forth in section 201 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121) given its current assets and capabilities. (4) A plan of action (including appropriate milestones, funding, and sources of funding) for bringing the Center to its full operational capacity as called for in the Information on the State of the Union given by the President to Congress under section 3 of Article II of the Constitution of the United States in 2003. (5) A delineation of the responsibilities and duties of the Directorate and of the responsibilities and duties of the Center. (6) A delineation and summary of the areas in which the responsibilities and duties of the Directorate, the Center, and other elements of the Federal Government overlap. (7) An assessment of whether the areas of overlap, if any, delineated under paragraph (6) represent an inefficient utilization of resources. (8) A description of the policies and procedures to ensure that the Directorate and the Center comply with the Constitution and applicable statutes, Executive orders, and regulations of the United States. (9) The practical impact, if any, of the operations of the Center on individual liberties and privacy. (10) Such information as the President considers appropriate to explain the basis for the establishment and operation of the Center as a ‘‘joint venture’’ of participating agencies rather than as an element of the Directorate reporting directly to the Secretary of Homeland Security through the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. (b) SUBMITTAL DATE.—The report required by this section shall be submitted not later than May 1, 2004. (c) FORM.—The report required by this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (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 Governmental Affairs, the Judiciary, and Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Select Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committees on the Judiciary and Appropriations of the House of Representatives. SEC. 360. REPORT ON TERRORIST SCREENING CENTER.

(a) REPORT.—Not later than September 16, 2004, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the establishment and operation of the Terrorist Screening Center, established on September

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