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PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006
be shared with the American public and foreign allies because of the unclassified nature of open-source intelligence. (5) The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (popularly referred to as the ‘‘9/11 Commission’’), in its final report released on July 22, 2004, identified shortfalls in the ability of the United States to use all-source intelligence, a large component of which is open-source intelligence. (6) In the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458), Congress calls for coordination of the collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of open-source intelligence. (7) The Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, in its report to the President released on March 31, 2005, found that ‘‘the need for exploiting open-source material is greater now than ever before,’’ but that ‘‘the Intelligence Community’s open source programs have not expanded commensurate with either the increase in available information or with the growing importance of open source data to today’s problems’’. (b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGY FOR OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE.— (1) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategy for the purpose of integrating opensource intelligence into the Defense intelligence process. The strategy shall be known as the ‘‘Defense Strategy for OpenSource Intelligence’’. The strategy shall be incorporated within the larger Defense intelligence strategy. (2) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report setting forth the strategy developed under paragraph (1). The report shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy under subsection (b) shall include the following: (1) A plan for providing funds over the period of the futureyears defense program for the development of a robust opensource intelligence capability for the Department of Defense, with particular emphasis on exploitation and dissemination. (2) A description of how management of the collection of open-source intelligence is currently conducted within the Department of Defense and how that management can be improved. (3) A description of the tools, systems, centers, organizational entities, and procedures to be used within the Department of Defense to perform open-source intelligence tasking, collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination. (4) A description of proven tradecraft for effective exploitation of open-source intelligence, to include consideration of operational security. (5) A detailed description on how open-source intelligence will be fused with all other intelligence sources across the Department of Defense. (6) A description of— (A) a training plan for Department of Defense intelligence personnel with respect to open-source intelligence; and
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