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 99 STAT. 222

PUBLIC LAW 99-83—AUG. 8, 1985

(4) why the President believes the prohibitions are necessary to deal with those circumstances. President of U.S. At least once during each succeeding 6-month period after transmitting a report pursuant to this subsection, the President shall report to the Congress with respect to the actions taken, since the last such report, pursuant to this section and with respect to any changes which have occurred concerning any information previously furnished pursuant to this subsection. (d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term "United States" includes territories and possessions of the United States. SEC. 506. INTERNATIONAL ANTI-TERRORISM COMMITTEE. Establishment.

The Congress calls upon the President to seek the establishment of an international committee, to be known as the International Anti-Terrorism Committee, consisting of representatives of the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Japan, and such other countries as may be invited and may choose to participate. The purpose of the Committee should be to focus the attention and secure the cooperation of the governments and the public of the participating countries and of other countries on the problems and responses to international terrorism, by serving as a forum at both the political and law enforcement levels. SEC. 507. INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM CONTROL TREATY.

It is the sense of the Congress that the President should establish a process by which democratic and open societies of the world, which are those most plagued by terrorism, negotiate a viable treaty to effectively prevent and respond to terrorist attacks. Such a treaty should incorporate an operative definition of terrorism, and should establish effective close intelligence-sharing, joint counterterrorist training, and uniform laws on asylum, extradition, and swift punishment for perpetrators of terrorism. Parties to such a treaty should include, but not be limited to, those democratic nations who are most victimized by terrorism. SEC. 508. STATE TERRORISM. Arthur D. Nicholson, Jr.

Aircraft and air carriers.

It is the sense of the Congress that all civilized nations should firmly condemn the increasing use of terrorism by certain states as an official instrument for promoting their policy goals, as evidenced by such examples as the brutal assassination of Major Arthur D. Nicholson, Junior, by a member of the Soviet armed forces. Part B—Foreign Airport Security SEC. 551. SECURITY STANDARDS FOR FOREIGN AIR TRANSPORTATION.

(a) SECURITY AT FOREIGN AIRPORTS.—Section 1115 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1515) is amended to read as follows: "SECURITY STANDARDS IN FOREIGN AIR TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT OF SECURITY MEASURES

"SEC. 1115. (a)(1) The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct at such intervals as the Secretary shall deem necessary an assessment of the effectiveness of the security measures maintained at those foreign airports being served by air carriers, those foreign airports

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