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 118 STAT. 3955 PUBLIC LAW 108–487—DEC. 23, 2004 as provided pursuant to paragraph (2), an individual may not be appointed to a position in the Senior Intelligence Service in the Directorate of Intelligence or the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency unless the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency determines that the individual— ‘‘(A) has been certified as having a professional speaking and reading proficiency in a foreign language, such proficiency being at least level 3 on the Interagency Language Roundtable Language Skills Level or commensurate proficiency level using such other indicator of proficiency as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency considers appropriate; and ‘‘(B) is able to effectively communicate the priorities of the United States and exercise influence in that foreign lan- guage. ‘‘(2) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency may, in the discretion of the Director, waive the application of paragraph (1) to any position or category of positions otherwise covered by that paragraph if the Director determines that foreign language proficiency is not necessary for the successful performance of the duties and responsibilities of such position or category of positions.’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to appointments made on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) REPORT ON WAIVERS.—The Director of the Central Intel- ligence Agency shall submit to Congress a report that identifies positions within the Senior Intelligence Service in the Directorate of Intelligence or the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intel- ligence Agency that are determined by the Director to require waiver from the requirements of section 104A(g) of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by subsection (a). The report shall include a rationale for any waiver granted under section 104A(g)(2), as so added, for each position or category of positions so identified. SEC. 612. ADVANCEMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES CRITICAL TO THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Title X of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 441g) is amended— (1) by inserting before section 1001 (50 U.S.C. 441g) the following: ‘‘SUBTITLE A—SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subtitles: ‘‘SUBTITLE B—FOREIGN LANGUAGES PROGRAM ‘‘PROGRAM ON ADVANCEMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES CRITICAL TO THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ‘‘SEC. 1011. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence may jointly carry out a program to advance skills in foreign languages that are critical to the capa- bility of the intelligence community to carry out the national secu- rity activities of the United States (hereinafter in this subtitle referred to as the ‘Foreign Languages Program’). 50 USC 441j. 50 USC 403–4a note. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00489 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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