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 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1103 and the government of a foreign country, if the Secretary of Transportation disapproves the agreement because it is not in the public interest. Section 40106(b)(2) of this title applies to this subsection. (c) CONSULTATION ON INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORTATION POLICY. —In carrying out section 40101(e) of this title, the Secretaries of State and Transportation, to the maximum extent practicable, shall consult on broad policy goals and individual negotiations with— (1) the Secretaries of Commerce and Defense; (2) airport operators; (3) scheduled air carriers; (4) charter air carriers; (5) airline labor; (6) consumer interest groups; (7) travel agents and tour organizers; and (8) other groups, institutions, and governmental authorities affected by international aviation policy. (d) CONGRESSIONAL OBSERVERS AT INTERNATIONAL AVLATION President. NEGOTIATIONS. — The President shall grant to at least one representative of each House of Congress the privilege of attending international aviation negotiations as an observer if the privilege is requested in advance in writing. § 40106. Emergency powers (a) DEVIATIONS FROM REGULATIONS.—Ap propriate military authority may authorize aircraft of the armed forces of the United States to deviate from air traffic regulations prescribed under section 40103(b)(1) and (2) of this title when the authority decides the deviation is essential to the national defense because of a military emergency or urgent military necessity. The authority shall— (1) give the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration prior notice of the deviation at the earliest practicable time; and (2) to the extent time and circumstances allow, make every reasonable effort to consult with the Administrator and arrange for the deviation in advance on a mutually agreeable basis. (b) SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY. —(1) When the President decides that the government of a foreign country is acting inconsistently with the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft or that the government of a foreign country allows territory under its jurisdiction to be used as a base of operations or training of, or as a sanctuary for, or arms, aids, or abets, a terrorist organization that knowingly uses the unlawful seizure, or the threat of an unlawful seizure, of an aircraft as an instrument of policy, the President may suspend the authority of— (A) an air carrier or foreign air carrier to provide foreign air transportation to and from that foreign country; (B) a person to operate aircraft in foreign air commerce to and from that foreign country; (C) a foreign air carrier to provide foreign air transportation between the United States and another country that maintains air service with the foreign country; and (D) a foreign person to operate aircraft in foreign air commerce between the United States and another country that maintains air service with the foreign country.

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