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22 USC CHAPTER 61 - ANTI-TERRORISM - PLO 01/06/03

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TITLE 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE

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CHAPTER 61 - ANTI-TERRORISM - PLO

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Sec.

5201. Findings; determinations.

(a) Findings.

(b) Determinations.

5202. Prohibitions regarding PLO.

5203. Enforcement.

(a) Attorney General.

(b) Relief.

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22 USC Sec. 5201 01/06/03

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Sec. 5201. Findings; determinations

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(a) Findings

The Congress finds that -

(1) Middle East terrorism accounted for 60 percent of total

international terrorism in 1985;

(2) the Palestine Liberation Organization (hereafter in this

chapter referred to as the "PLO") was directly responsible for

the murder of an American citizen on the Achille Lauro cruise

liner in 1985, and a member of the PLO's Executive Committee is

under indictment in the United States for the murder of that

American citizen;

(3) the head of the PLO has been implicated in the murder of a

United States Ambassador overseas;

(4) the PLO and its constituent groups have taken credit for,

and been implicated in, the murders of dozens of American

citizens abroad;

(5) the PLO covenant specifically states that "armed struggle

is the only way to liberate Palestine, thus it is an overall

strategy, not merely a tactical phase";

(6) the PLO rededicated itself to the "continuing struggle in

all its armed forms" at the Palestine National Council meeting in

April 1987; and

(7) the Attorney General has stated that "various elements of

the Palestine Liberation Organization and its allies and

affiliates are in the thick of international terror".

(b) Determinations

Therefore, the Congress determines that the PLO and its

affiliates are a terrorist organization and a threat to the

interests of the United States, its allies, and to international

law and should not benefit from operating in the United States.

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(Pub. L. 100-204, title X, Sec. 1002, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat.

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EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION

Section 1005 of title X of Pub. L. 100-204 provided that:

"(a) Effective Date. - Provisions of this title [enacting this

chapter] shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of

this Act [Dec. 22, 1987].

"(b) Termination. - The provisions of this title shall cease to

have effect if the President certifies in writing to the President

pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House that the

Palestine Liberation Organization, its agents, or constituent

groups thereof no longer practice or support terrorist actions

anywhere in the world."

SHORT TITLE

Section 1001 of title X of Pub. L. 100-204 provided that: "This

title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Anti-Terrorism

Act of 1987'."

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22 USC Sec. 5202 01/06/03

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Sec. 5202. Prohibitions regarding PLO

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It shall be unlawful, if the purpose be to further the interests

of the Palestine Liberation Organization or any of its constituent

groups, any successor to any of those, or any agents thereof, on or

after the effective date of this chapter -

(1) to receive anything of value except informational material

from the PLO or any of its constituent groups, any successor

thereto, or any agents thereof;

(2) to expend funds from the PLO or any of its constituent

groups, any successor thereto, or any agents thereof; or

(3) notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, to

establish or maintain an office, headquarters, premises, or other

facilities or establishments within the jurisdiction of the

United States at the behest or direction of, or with funds

provided by the Palestine Liberation Organization or any of its

constituent groups, any successor to any of those, or any agents

thereof.

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(Pub. L. 100-204, title X, Sec. 1003, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat.

1407.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT

For the effective date of this chapter, referred to in text, as

being 90 days after Dec. 22, 1987, see section 1005 of Pub. L.

100-204, set out as an Effective Date note under section 5201 of

this title.

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Sec. 5203. Enforcement

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(a) Attorney General

The Attorney General shall take the necessary steps and institute

the necessary legal action to effectuate the policies and

provisions of this chapter.

(b) Relief

Any district court of the United States for a district in which a

violation of this chapter occurs shall have authority, upon

petition of relief by the Attorney General, to grant injunctive and

such other equitable relief as it shall deem necessary to enforce

the provisions of this chapter.

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(Pub. L. 100-204, title X, Sec. 1004, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat.

1407.)

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