121 STAT. 346
PUBLIC LAW 110–53—AUG. 3, 2007
Subtitle C—Strengthening Terrorism Prevention Programs SEC. 721. STRENGTHENING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE HUMAN SMUGGLING AND TRAFFICKING CENTER.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7202 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1777) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘address’’ and inserting ‘‘integrate and disseminate intelligence and information related to’’; (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsections: ‘‘(d) DIRECTOR.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall nominate an official of the Government of the United States to serve as the Director of the Center, in accordance with the requirements of the memorandum of understanding entitled the ‘Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center (HSTC) Charter’. ‘‘(e) STAFFING OF THE CENTER.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, in cooperation with heads of other relevant agencies and departments, shall ensure that the Center is staffed with not fewer than 40 full-time equivalent positions, including, as appropriate, detailees from the following: ‘‘(A) Agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security, including the following: ‘‘(i) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis. ‘‘(ii) The Transportation Security Administration. ‘‘(iii) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. ‘‘(iv) United States Customs and Border Protection. ‘‘(v) The United States Coast Guard. ‘‘(vi) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ‘‘(B) Other departments, agencies, or entities, including the following: ‘‘(i) The Central Intelligence Agency. ‘‘(ii) The Department of Defense. ‘‘(iii) The Department of the Treasury. ‘‘(iv) The National Counterterrorism Center. ‘‘(v) The National Security Agency. ‘‘(vi) The Department of Justice. ‘‘(vii) The Department of State. ‘‘(viii) Any other relevant agency or department. ‘‘(2) EXPERTISE OF DETAILEES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, in cooperation with the head of each agency, department, or other entity referred to in paragraph (1), shall ensure that the detailees provided to the Center under such paragraph include an adequate number of personnel who are— ‘‘(A) intelligence analysts or special agents with demonstrated experience related to human smuggling, trafficking in persons, or terrorist travel; and ‘‘(B) personnel with experience in the areas of— ‘‘(i) consular affairs; ‘‘(ii) counterterrorism;
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