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 PUBLIC LAW 110–53—AUG. 3, 2007

121 STAT. 343

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(iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(10) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide technical assistance to program countries to assist those countries in meeting the requirements under this section. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the program office within the Department of Homeland Security is adequately staffed and has resources to be able to provide such technical assistance, in addition to its duties to effectively monitor compliance of the countries participating in the program with all the requirements of the program. ‘‘(11) INDEPENDENT REVIEW.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the admission of a new country into the program under this section, and in conjunction with the periodic evaluations required under subsection (c)(5)(A), the Director of National Intelligence shall conduct an independent intelligence assessment of a nominated country and member of the program. ‘‘(B) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Director shall provide to the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General the independent intelligence assessment required under subparagraph (A). ‘‘(C) CONTENTS.—The independent intelligence assessment conducted by the Director shall include— ‘‘(i) a review of all current, credible terrorist threats of the subject country; ‘‘(ii) an evaluation of the subject country’s counterterrorism efforts; ‘‘(iii) an evaluation as to the extent of the country’s sharing of information beneficial to suppressing terrorist movements, financing, or actions; ‘‘(iv) an assessment of the risks associated with including the subject country in the program; and ‘‘(v) recommendations to mitigate the risks identified in clause (iv).’’; (C) in subsection (d)— (i) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; and (ii) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary of Homeland Security may not waive any eligibility requirement under this section unless the Secretary notifies, with respect to the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations, and with respect to the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations not later than 30 days before the effective date of such waiver.’’; (D) in subsection (f)(5)— (i) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; and

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