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PUBLIC LAW 109–469—DEC. 29, 2006

‘‘(A) the specific purposes for the high intensity drug trafficking area; ‘‘(B) the specific long-term and short-term goals and objectives for the high intensity drug trafficking area; ‘‘(C) the measurements that will be used to evaluate the performance of the high intensity drug trafficking area in achieving the long-term and short-term goals; and ‘‘(D) the reporting requirements needed to evaluate the performance of the high intensity drug trafficking area in achieving the long-term and short-term goals. ‘‘(2) EVALUATION OF HIDTA PROGRAM AS PART OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY.—For each designated high intensity drug trafficking area, the Director shall submit, as part of the annual National Drug Control Strategy report, a report that— ‘‘(A) describes— ‘‘(i) the specific purposes for the high intensity drug trafficking area; and ‘‘(ii) the specific long-term and short-term goals and objectives for the high intensity drug trafficking area; and ‘‘(B) includes an evaluation of the performance of the high intensity drug trafficking area in accomplishing the specific long-term and short-term goals and objectives identified under paragraph (1)(B). ‘‘(l) ASSESSMENT OF DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCES IN HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and as part of each subsequent annual National Drug Control Strategy report, the Director shall submit to Congress a report— ‘‘(1) assessing the number and operation of all federally funded drug enforcement task forces within each high intensity drug trafficking area; and ‘‘(2) describing— ‘‘(A) each Federal, State, local, and tribal drug enforcement task force operating in the high intensity drug trafficking area; ‘‘(B) how such task forces coordinate with each other, with any high intensity drug trafficking area task force, and with investigations receiving funds from the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force; ‘‘(C) what steps, if any, each such task force takes to share information regarding drug trafficking and drug production with other federally funded drug enforcement task forces in the high intensity drug trafficking area; ‘‘(D) the role of the high intensity drug trafficking area in coordinating the sharing of such information among task forces; ‘‘(E) the nature and extent of cooperation by each Federal, State, local, and tribal participant in ensuring that such information is shared among law enforcement agencies and with the high intensity drug trafficking area; ‘‘(F) the nature and extent to which information sharing and enforcement activities are coordinated with joint terrorism task forces in the high intensity drug trafficking area; and

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