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and conditions as the President may determine, assistance to foreign countries in order to enhance the ability of their law enforcement personnel to deter terrorists and terrorist groups from engaging in international terrorist acts such as bombing, kidnaping, assassination, hostage taking, and hijacking. Such assistance may include training services and the provision of equipment and other commodities related to bomb detection and disposal, management of hostage situations, physical security, and other matters relating to the detection, deterrence, and prevention of acts of terrorism, the resolution of terrorist incidents, and the apprehension of those involved in such acts.

Sec. 572.648 Purposes.-Activities conducted under this chapter shall be designed

(1) to enhance the antiterrorism skills of friendly countries by providing training and equipment to deter and counter terrorism;

(2) to strengthen the bilateral ties of the United States with friendly governments by offering concrete assistance in this area of great mutual concern; and

(3) to increase respect for human rights by sharing with foreign civil authorities modern, humane, and effective antiterrorism techniques.

Sec. 573.649 Specific Authorities and Limitations.—(a) Notwithstanding section 660 of this Act, services and commodities may be granted for the purposes of this chapter to eligible foreign countries, subject to reimbursement of the value thereof (within the meaning of section 644(m)) pursuant to section 632 of this Act from funds available to carry out this chapter.

(b) Whenever the President determines it to be consistent with and in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, and on such terms and conditions consistent with this Act as he may determine, any agency of the United States Government is authorized to furnish services and commodities, without charge to funds available to carry out this chapter, to an eligible foreign country, subject to payment in advance of the value thereof (within the meaning of section 644(m)) in United States dollars by the foreign country. Credits and the proceeds of guaranteed loans made available to such countries pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act shall not be used for such payments. Collections under this chapter shall be credited to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of the agency providing such services and commodities and shall be available for the purposes for which such appropriation, account, or fund is authorized to be used.

(c) The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 650 shall be consulted in the development and

97 Stat. 972). Pursuant to Public Law 98-151, ch. 8 was enacted as contained in title II of H.R. 2992, as reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 17, 1983, except for sec. 575, which was included in Public Law 98-151.

64722 U.S.C. 2349aa. Delegation of Authority No. 145 (February 4, 1984) delegated the func tions conferred upon the President by chapter 8 to the Director of the Office for Combating Ter

rorism.

648 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-1.

649 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-2.

860 Sec. 163(eX2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 405), amended the title designation by striking out "Human Rights

implementation of the antiterrorism assistance program under this chapter, including determinations of the foreign countries that will be furnished assistance under this chapter and determinations of the nature of assistance to be furnished to each such country.

(d)(1) 651 Training services (including short term refresher training) provided pursuant to this chapter may be conducted outside the United States only if

(A) the training to be conducted outside the United States will be provided during a period of not more than 30 days; (B) such training relates to

(i) aviation security;

(ii) crisis management;

(iii) document screening techniques;

(iv) facility security;

(v) maritime security;

(vi) VIP protection; or

(vii) the handling of detector dogs, except that only short term refresher training may be provided under this clause; and

(C) at least 15 days before such training is to begin, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications.

(2) 651 Personnel of the United States Government authorized to advise eligible foreign countries on antiterrorism matters shall carry out their responsibilities, to the maximum extent possible, within the United States. Such personnel may provide advice outside the United States on antiterrorism matters to eligible foreign countries for periods not to exceed 30 consecutive calendar days.

(3) 651 (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), employees of the Department of State shall not engage in the training of law enforcement personnel or the provision of services under this chapter.

(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply to training (including short term refresher training) or services provided to law enforcement personnel by employees of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security with regard to crisis management, facility security, or VIP protection. (4) 652 (A) Articles on the United States Munitions List may be made available under this chapter only if

(i) they are small arms in category I (relating to firearms), ammunition in category III (relating to ammunition) for small arms in category I, articles in category IV(c) or VI(c) (relating to detection and handling of explosive devices), articles in category X (relating to protective personnel equipment), or articles in paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of category XIII (relating to speech privacy devices, underwater breathing apparatus and armor plating), and they are directly related to antiterrorism training under this chapter;

and Humanitarian Affairs", and inserting in lieu thereof "Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor".

661 Pars. (1), (2), and (3) were restated by sec. 213(b) of Public Law 101-604 (104 Stat. 3086). 862 Par. (4) was comprehensively amended and restated by sec. 507 of Public Law 99-399 (100 Stat. 873).

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(ii) the recipient country is not prohibited by law from receiving assistance under one or more of the following provisions: chapter 2 of this part (relating to grant military assistance), chapter 5 of this part (relating to international military education and training), or the Arms Export Control Act (relating to foreign military sales financing); and

(iii) at least 15 days before the articles are made available to the foreign country, the President notifies the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of the proposed transfer, in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications pursuant to section 634A of this Act.

(B) The value (in terms of original acquisition cost) of all equipment and commodities provided under subsection (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed 25 percent of the funds made available to carry out this chapter for that fiscal year.

(C) No shock batons or similar devices may be provided under this chapter.

(5) Assistance under this chapter shall not include provision of services, equipment, personnel, or facilities involved in the collection of intelligence as defined in Executive Order 12333 of December 4, 1981, other than limited training in the organization of intelligence for antiterrorism purposes.

(e) This chapter does not apply to information exchange activities conducted by agencies of the United States Government under other authority for such purposes.

(f) 653 Funds made available to carry out this chapter may not be used for personnel compensation or benefits.

Sec. 574.654 Reports to Congress.—(a)(1) Not less than thirty days before providing assistance to a foreign country under this chapter, the President shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a written notification which specifies

(A) the country to which such assistance is to be provided;
(B) the type and value of the assistance to be provided;
(C) the terms and duration of assistance; and

(D) an explanation of how the proposed assistance will further the objectives of this chapter to assist eligible foreign countries in deterring terrorism.

(2) The chairman of either the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate may request, as deemed necessary, a current report on the state of observance of and respect for internationally recognized human rights in the country to which assistance is to be provided. In the event that a report is requested, no assistance under subsection (a) shall be provided to the country specified prior to transmittal of the report to the requesting committee.

(b) The annual congressional presentation materials shall include

(1) a list of the countries which received assistance under this chapter for the preceding fiscal year, a list of the countries

663 Subsec. (f) was added by sec. 501(c) of Public Law 99-83 (99 Stat. 221). 654 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-3.

which are programed to receive assistance under this chapter for the current fiscal year, and a list of the countries which are proposed as recipients of assistance under this chapter for the next fiscal year; and

(2) with respect to each country listed pursuant to paragraph (1) and for each such fiscal year, a description of the assistance under this chapter furnished, programed, or proposed, including

(A) the place where training or other services under this chapter were or will be furnished, the duration of such training or other services, and the number of personnel from that country which were or will receive training under this chapter;

(B) the types of equipment or other commodities which were or will be furnished under this chapter; and

(C) whether the assistance was furnished on a grant basis, on an advance payment basis, or on some other basis.

Each report shall also describe the ways in which the provision of such assistance has furthered the objective of enhancing the ability of foreign law enforcement authorities to deter acts of terrorism.

Sec. 575.655 Authorizations of Appropriations. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out this chapter $9,840,000 for the fiscal year 1986 and $14,680,000 for the fiscal year 1987.

(b) Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended.

Sec. 576.656 Administrative Authorities.-Except where expressly provided to the contrary, any reference in any law to part of this Act shall be deemed to include reference to this chapter and any reference in any law to part II of this Act shall be deemed to exclude reference to this chapter.

Sec. 577.657 * * * [Repealed-1985]

655 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-4. The authorization for fiscal year 1986 was enacted by sec. 501(a) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-83; 99 Stat. 219). The authorization for fiscal year 1987 of $14,680,000 was inserted in lieu of the amount of $9,840,000 (originally enacted by Public Law 99-83) by sec. 401 of Public Law 99399 (100 Stat. 862). Previous authorizations include: fiscal year 1984-$5,000,000, fiscal year 1985-no authorization; fiscal year 1988-no authorization; fiscal year 1989-no authorization; fiscal year 1990-no authorization; fiscal year 1991-no authorization; fiscal year 1992—no authorization; fiscal year 1993-—no authorization; fiscal year 1994-no authorization.

Congress did not enact an authorization for fiscal year 1995. Instead, the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-306), waived the requirements for authorization, and title II of that Act (108 Stat. 1619) provided the following:

"ANTI-TERRORISM ASSISTANCE

"For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $15,244,000.".

656 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-5.

657 Formerly at 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-6. Sec. 577 was repealed by sec. 501(d) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-83; 99 Stat. 220). The authorities under this chapter would have expired on September 30, 1985.

PART III

Chapter 1-General Provisions

Sec. 601.658 Encouragement of Free Enterprise and Private Participation.-(a) The Congress of the United States recognizes the vital role of free enterprise in achieving rising levels of production and standards of living essential to economic progress and development. Accordingly, it is declared to be the policy of the United States to encourage the efforts of other countries to increase the flow of international trade, to foster private initiative and competition, to encourage the development and use of cooperatives, credit unions, and savings and loan associations, to discourage monopolistic practices, to improve the technical efficiency of their industry, agriculture, and commerce, and to strengthen free labor unions; and to encourage the contribution of United States enterprise toward economic strength of less developed friendly countries, through private trade and investment abroad, private participation in programs carried out under this Act (including the use of private trade channels to the maximum extent practicable in carrying out such programs), and exchange of ideas and technical information on the matters covered by this subsection.

(b) In order to encourage and facilitate participation by private enterprise to the maximum extent practicable in achieving any of the purposes of this Act, the President shall

(1) make arrangements to find, and draw the attention of private enterprise to opportunities for investment and development in less developed countries and areas;

(2) establish an effective system for obtaining adequate information with respect to the activities of, and opportunities for, nongovernmental participation in the development process, and for utilizing such information in the planning, direction, and execution of programs carried out under this Act, and in the coordination of such programs with the ever-increasing developmental activities of nongovernmental United States institutions;

(3) 659 accelerate a program of negotiating treaties for commerce and trade, including tax treaties, which shall include provisions to encourage and facilitate the flow of private investment to, and its equitable treatment in, friendly countries and areas participating in programs under this Act;

(4) 659 seek, consistent with the national interest, compliance by other countries or areas with all treaties for commerce and trade and taxes, and take all reasonable measures under this Act or other authority to secure compliance therewith and to assist United States citizens in obtaining just compensation for losses sustained by them or payments exacted from them as a result of measures taken or imposed by any country or area thereof in violation of any such treaty;

858 22 U.S.C. 2351.

859 Sec. 301(aX2) of the FA Act of 1966 redesignated pars. (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) as pars. (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) respectively and added a new par. (2).

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