118 STAT. 3739 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 governments, experts in the field of alien terrorists, and any other appropriate source. (e) PRIVACY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 208.6 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, the Comptroller General shall, for purposes of the study under subsection (a), have access to the applications and administrative and judicial records of alien applicants for asylum and withholding of removal. Except for purposes of preparing the reports under subsection (f), such information shall not be further disclosed or disseminated, nor shall the names or personal identifying information of any applicant be released. (2) SECURITY OF RECORDS.—The Comptroller General shall ensure that records received pursuant to this section are appro- priately secured to prevent their inadvertent disclosure. (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and the Secretary of Homeland Security a report on the findings and recommendations of the Comptroller General under the study under subsection (a). (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) The assessment of the Comptroller General on each matter specified in subsection (b). (B) Any recommendations of the Comptroller General for such administrative action on any matter specified in subsection (a) as the Comptroller General considers nec- essary to better protect the national security of the United States. (C) Any recommendations of the Comptroller General for such legislative action on any matter specified in sub- section (a) as the Comptroller General considers necessary to better protect the national security of the United States. (3) FORM.—If necessary, the Comptroller General may submit a classified and unclassified version of the report under paragraph (1). (g) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern- mental Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa- tives. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00273 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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