; and (4) provide CTPAT program participants and other interested parties a 90-day comment period to review and comment on such proposed new or updated security criteria. (f) Waiver The Commissioner may waive the requirements of subsection (e) if the Commissioner determines there is a significant and imminent risk to the national security of the United States and such a waiver is necessary to protect such national security. Not later than 120 days after the issuance of any such waiver, the Commissioner shall announce on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website and through other appropriate online publication the Commissioner’s intent to either withdraw such waiver or maintain such waiver while commencing efforts to establish new or updated security criteria in accordance with subsection (c) or (d), respectively. 214. Benefits for CTPAT program participants (a) In general The Executive Assistant Commissioner shall extend certain benefits to each CTPAT program participant. Minimum benefits for each such participant shall include the following: (1) Assignment of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Supply Chain Security Specialist. (2) Access to the CTPAT program’s web-based Portal system, training materials, and a mechanism by which to verify other CTPAT program participants’ CTPAT status. (3) Timely supply chain threat alerts categorized by CTPAT program participant entity type, and an annual and unclassified update made available in such web-based Portal system regarding regional and other relevant threats to the international supply chain. (b) Annual assessment (1) In general The Executive Assistant Commissioner shall conduct, on an annual basis, an assessment of the benefits conferred to CTPAT program participants by tier and entity type. The Executive Assistant Commissioner shall determine a process to carry out such assessments, including projected milestones and completion dates for addressing data reliability issues and, as necessary, correcting data weaknesses, in order that U.S. Customs and Border