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 118 STAT. 2920 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 a random sample and should not be considered representative of the larger universe of all firearms used by criminals, or any subset of that universe. Firearms are normally traced to the first retail seller, and sources reported for firearms traced do not necessarily represent the sources or methods by which firearms in general are acquired for use in crime. SEC. 625. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in violation of section 212(a)(10)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. SEC. 626. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to issue patents on claims directed to or encompassing a human organism. SEC. 627. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or commission of the United Nations if such commission is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), has provided support for acts of international terrorism. SEC. 628. (a) The Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of State shall jointly con duct a thorough study of all matters relating to the efficiency and effectiveness of the interagency process used to review applica tions for nonimmigrant visas issued under section 221(a)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(a)(1)(B)). The Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of State shall, in conducting this study, develop recommendations on— (1) clearance procedures for nonimmigrant visas that should be eliminated; (2) such procedures that should be continued; (3) the appropriate Federal agencies or departments or entities that should participate in each such procedure; and (4) legislation that could be enacted to increase the effi ciency and effectiveness of such procedures. (b) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Secu rity, and the Department of State shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives which shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the study referred to in subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions as the Department of Justice, the Depart ment of Homeland Security, and the Department of State consider appropriate. The report may be submitted in a classified and unclassified form. SEC. 629. Section 604 of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of division A of H.R. 3427, as enacted by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113) is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end: ‘‘(e) CAPITAL SECURITY COST SHARING.— ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all agencies with personnel overseas subject to chief of mission authority pursuant to section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) shall participate and provide funding in advance for their share of costs of providing new, 22 USC 4865 note. Deadline. Reports. United Nations.

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