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 118 STAT. 3834 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 (B) of documents intended to help fraudulently procure a United States visa or United States passport, or other documents intended to gain unlawful entry into the United States; or (C) of passports and visas issued by foreign countries intended to gain unlawful entry into the United States. (2) EMPHASIS.—The strategic plan shall— (A) focus particular emphasis on individuals and organizations that may have links to domestic terrorist organizations or foreign terrorist organizations (as such term is defined in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)); (B) require the development of a strategic training course under the Antiterrorism Assistance Training (ATA) program of the Department of State (or any successor or related program) under chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa et seq.) (or other relevant provisions of law) to train participants in the identification of fraudulent documents and the forensic detection of such documents which may be used to obtain unlawful entry into the United States; and (C) determine the benefits and costs of providing tech- nical assistance to foreign governments to ensure the secu- rity of passports, visas, and related documents and to inves- tigate, arrest, and prosecute individuals who facilitate travel by the creation of false passports and visas, docu- ments to obtain such passports and visas, and other types of travel documents. (c) PROGRAM.— (1) INDIVIDUAL IN CHARGE.— (A) DESIGNATION.—The Assistant Secretary for Diplo- matic Security shall designate an individual to be in charge of the Program. (B) QUALIFICATION.—The individual designated under subparagraph (A) shall have expertise and experience in the investigation and prosecution of visa and passport fraud. (2) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—The Program shall include the following: (A) ANALYSIS OF METHODS.—Analyze, in coordination with other appropriate government agencies, methods used by terrorists to travel internationally, particularly the use of false or altered travel documents to illegally enter foreign countries and the United States, and consult with the Bureau of Consular Affairs and the Secretary of Homeland Security on recommended changes to the visa issuance process that could combat such methods, including the introduction of new technologies into such process. (B) IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND DOCUMENTS.— Identify, in cooperation with the Human Trafficking and Smuggling Center, individuals who facilitate travel by the creation of false passports and visas, documents used to obtain such passports and visas, and other types of travel documents, and ensure that the appropriate agency is noti- fied for further investigation and prosecution or, in the VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00368 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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