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PUBLIC LAW 107-273—NOV. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 1833 (3) how critical information systems can employ a public key infrastructure to validate both users and recipients of messages or records; (4) how security features can be tested to meet national information systems security standards; (5) which employees in the Federal Bureau of Investigation should receive instruction in records and information management policies and procedures relevant to their positions and how frequently they should receive that instruction; (6) whether and to what extent a reserve should be established for research and development to guide strategic information management and technology investment decisions; (7) whether administrative requirements for software purchases under $2,000,000 are necessary and could be eliminated; (8) whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation should contract with an expert technology partner to provide technical support for the information technology procurement for the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (9) whether procedures should be implemented to permit procurement of products and services through contracts of other agencies, as necessary; and (10) whether a systems integration and test center should be established, with the participation of field personnel, to test each series of information systems upgrades or application changes before their operational deployment to confirm that they meet proper requirements. SEC. 11026. GAO REPORT ON CRIME STATISTICS REPORTING. (a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 9 months after the date of Deadline, enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the issue of how statistics are reported and used by Federal law enforcement agencies. (b) CONTENTS. —The report submitted under subsection (a) shall— (1) identify the current regulations, procedures, internal policies, or other conditions that allow the investigation or arrest of an individual to be claimed or reported by more than 1 Federal or State agency charged with law enforcement responsibility; (2) identify and examine the conditions that allow the investigation or arrest of an individual to be claimed or reported by the Offices of Inspectors General and any other Federal agency charged with law enforcement responsibility; (3) examine the statistics reported by Federal law enforcement agencies, and document those instances in which more than 1 agency, bureau, or office claimed or reported the same investigation or arrest during the years 1998 through 2001; (4) examine the issue of Federal agencies simultaneously claiming arrest credit for in-custody situations that have already occurred pursuant to a State or local agency arrest situation during the years 1998 through 2001; (5) examine the issue of how such statistics are used for administrative and management purposes;