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 118 STAT. 3678 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 ‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense. ‘‘(5) The Attorney General. ‘‘(6) The Secretary of Energy. ‘‘(7) The Secretary of Homeland Security. ‘‘(8) Such other officers of the United States Government as the President may designate from time to time. ‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Joint Intelligence Community Council shall assist the Director of National Intelligence in developing and implementing a joint, unified national intelligence effort to protect national security by— ‘‘(1) advising the Director on establishing requirements, developing budgets, financial management, and monitoring and evaluating the performance of the intelligence community, and on such other matters as the Director may request; and ‘‘(2) ensuring the timely execution of programs, policies, and directives established or developed by the Director. ‘‘(d) MEETINGS.—The Director of National Intelligence shall convene regular meetings of the Joint Intelligence Community Council. ‘‘(e) ADVICE AND OPINIONS OF MEMBERS OTHER THAN CHAIR- MAN.—(1) A member of the Joint Intelligence Community Council (other than the Chairman) may submit to the Chairman advice or an opinion in disagreement with, or advice or an opinion in addition to, the advice presented by the Director of National Intel- ligence to the President or the National Security Council, in the role of the Chairman as Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Commu- nity Council. If a member submits such advice or opinion, the Chairman shall present the advice or opinion of such member at the same time the Chairman presents the advice of the Chairman to the President or the National Security Council, as the case may be. ‘‘(2) The Chairman shall establish procedures to ensure that the presentation of the advice of the Chairman to the President or the National Security Council is not unduly delayed by reason of the submission of the individual advice or opinion of another member of the Council. ‘‘(f) RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS.—Any member of the Joint Intelligence Community Council may make such recommenda- tions to Congress relating to the intelligence community as such member considers appropriate.’’. Subtitle D—Improvement of Education for the Intelligence Community SEC. 1041. ADDITIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: (1) Foreign language education is essential for the develop- ment of a highly-skilled workforce for the intelligence commu- nity. (2) Since September 11, 2001, the need for language pro- ficiency levels to meet required national security functions has been raised, and the ability to comprehend and articulate tech- nical and scientific information in foreign languages has become critical. (b) LINGUISTIC REQUIREMENTS.—(1) The Director of National Intelligence shall— 50 USC 403–1b. Procedures. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00212 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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