An amendment printed in part B of House Report 109-141 to require the President, if the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) is not fully operational by June 17, 2005, to provide Congress written justification as to why the Center is not fully operational. Justification would be required to be updated every thirty days until the NCTC is fully implemented and operational.

1. Adds SEC. 310. REPORTS ON FAILURE TO TIMELY IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER at the end of title III

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   Inserted: SEC. 310. REPORTS ON FAILURE TO TIMELY IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER.

   Inserted: (a) Initial Report on Failure to Meet Deadlines Imposed Under Law.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall provide written notice to Congress explaining the failure of the executive branch to implement the National Counterterrorism Center, as established under section 119 of the National Security Act of 1947, as added by section 1021 of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; Public Law 108-458), by the deadlines imposed under section 1097(a) of such Act for the implementation of such Center, including the failure by the President to nominate an individual to serve as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center.

   Inserted: (b) Subsequent Monthly Updates.--The Director of National Intelligence shall provide to Congress monthly updates to the initial notice to Congress under subsection (a) until the National Counterterrorism Center is fully implemented and operational.

   Original wording

   At the end of title III (page 14, after line 23) insert the following:

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