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 PUBLIC LAW 108–177—DEC. 13, 2003

117 STAT. 2629

assessments of individuals in order to maximize the utility of short-term and long-term research on such assessments. (4) To identify the Federal agencies best suited to support research on behavioral, psychological, and physiological assessments of individuals. (5) To develop recommendations for coordinating future federally funded research for the development, improvement, or enhancement of security evaluations. (d) ADVISORY GROUP.—(1) In order to assist the National Science Foundation and the Office of Science and Technology Policy in carrying out the activities of the workshops sponsored under subsection (a), there is hereby established an interagency advisory group with respect to such workshops. (2) The advisory group shall be composed of the following: (A) A representative of the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Directorate of the National Science Foundation. (B) A representative of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. (C) The Secretary of Defense, or a designee of the Secretary. (D) The Secretary of State, or a designee of the Secretary. (E) The Attorney General, or a designee of the Attorney General. (F) The Secretary of Energy, or a designee of the Secretary. (G) The Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee of the Secretary. (H) The Director of Central Intelligence, or a designee of the Director. (I) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a designee of the Director. (J) The National Counterintelligence Executive, or a designee of the National Counterintelligence Executive. (K) Any other official assigned to the advisory group by the President for purposes of this section. (3) The members of the advisory group under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) shall jointly head the advisory group. (4) The advisory group shall provide the Foundation and the Office such information, advice, and assistance with respect to the workshops sponsored under subsection (a) as the advisory group considers appropriate. (5) The advisory group shall not be treated as an advisory committee for purposes of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). (e) FOIA EXEMPTION.—All files of the National Science Foundation and the Office of Science and Technology Policy for purposes of administering this section, including any files of a Federal, State, or local department or agency or of a private sector entity provided to or utilized by a workshop or advisory group under this section, shall be exempt from the provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, that require publication, disclosure, search, or review in connection therewith. (f) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2004, the National Science Foundation and the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the results of activities of the workshops sponsored under subsection (a), including the findings and recommendations of the Foundation and the Office as a result of such activities.

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