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"SEC. 40. AUTHORITY TO SERVICES.

CONTROL CERTAIN TERRORISM-RELATED

"(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State may, by regulation, impose controls on the provision of the services described in subsection (b) if the Secretary determines that provision of such services would aid and abet international terrorism. "(b) SERVICES SUBJECT TO CONTROL.—The services subject to control under subsection (a) are the following: "(1) Serving in or with the security forces of a designated foreign government. -4 "(2) Providing training or other technical services having a - s direct military, law enforcement, or intelligence application, to or for the security forces of a designated foreign government. Any regulations issued to impose controls on services described in paragraph (2) shall list the specific types of training and other services subject to the controls. "(c) PERSONS SUBJECT OF CONTROLS.—These services may be controlled under subsection (a) when they are provided within the ^'- United States by any individual or entity and when they are provided an5rwhere in the world by a United States person. "(d) LICENSES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of State may require licenses, which may be revoked, suspended, or amended, without prior notice, whenever such action is deemed to be advisable.

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"(e) DEFINITIONS.— "(1) DESIGNATED FOREIGN GOVERNMENT.—As

used in this section, the term 'designated foreign government' means a foreign government that the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(l) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. "(2) SECURITY FORCES.—As used in this section, the term 'security forces' means any military or paramilitary forces, any police or other law enforcement agency (including any police or other law enforcement agency at the regional or local level), and any intelligence agency of a foreign government. "(3) UNITED STATES.—As used in this section, the term 'United States' includes any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States. "(4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—As used in this section, the term 'United States person' means any United States national, any permanent resident alien, and any sole proprietorship, partnership, company, association, or corporation organized under the laws of or having its principal place of business within the United States.

"(f) VIOLATIONS.—

"(1) PENALTIES.—Whoever willfully violates any regulation issued under this section shall be fined not more than $100,000 or five times the total compensation received for the conduct which constitutes the violation, whichever is greater, or imprisoned for not more than ten years, or both, for each such offense. "(2) INVESTIGATIONS.—The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury shall have authority to investigate violations of regulations issued under this section.

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