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The Role of Privacy and Civil Liberties in the Information Sharing Environment
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Section 803 Of Public Law 110-53 Quarterly Reports

Section 803 of Public Law 110-53, "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007" requires DoD privacy officers and civil liberties officers to periodically, but not less than quarterly, submit a report to:

The appropriate committees of Congress, including the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives;
The head of such department, agency, or element; and
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

The report shall be in unclassified form to the greatest extent possible, with a classified annex where necessary. Each report shall include information on the discharge of each of the functions of the agency concerned, including:

Information on the number and types of reviews undertaken;
The type of advice provided and the response given to such advice;
The number and nature of the complaints received by the department, agency, or element concerned for alleged violations; and
A summary of the disposition of such complaints, the reviews and inquiries conducted, and the impact of the activities.