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 PUBLIC LAW 99-83—AUG. 8, 1985 from which foreign air carriers serve the United States, those foreign airports which pose a high risk of introducing danger to international air travel, and at such other foreign airports as the Secretary may deem appropriate. "(2) Each such assessment shall be made by the Secretary of Transportation in consultation with the appropriate aeronautic authorities of the foreign government concerned and each air carrier serving the foreign airport at which the Secretary is conducting such assessment. "(3) The assessment shall determine the extent to which an airport effectively maintains and administers security measures. In making an assessment of any airport under this subsection, the Secretary shall use a standard which will result in an analysis of the security measures at such airport based upon, at a minimum, the standards and appropriate recommended practices contained in Annex 17 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, as those standards and recommended practices are in effect on the date of such assessment.

99 STAT. 223

61 Stat. 1180.

"C»NSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE

"(b) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall consult the Secretary of State with respect to the terrorist threat which exists in each country. The Secretary of Transportation shall also consult with the Secretary of State in order to determine which foreign airports are not under the de facto control of the government of the country in which they are located and pose a high risk of introducing danger to international air travel. "REPORT OF ASSESSMENTS

"(c) Each report to the C>)ngress required by section 315 of this Act shall contain a summary of the assessments conducted pursuant to subsection (a).

49 USC app. 1356.

"NOTIFICATION TO FOREIGN COUNTRY OF DETERMINATION

"(d) Whenever, after an assessment in accordance with subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation determines that an airport does not maintain and administer effective security measures, the Secretary (after advising the Secretary of State) shall notify the appropriate authorities of such foreign government of such determination, and recommend the steps necessary to bring the security measures in use at that airport up to the standard used by the Secretary in making such assessment "NOTICE AND SANCTIONS

"(e)(1) Paragraph (2) of this subsection shall become effective— "(A) 90 days after notification to the foreign government pursuant to subsection (d), if the Secretary of Transportation finds that the foreign government has failed to bring the security measures at the identified airport up to the standard used by the Secretary in making an assessment of such airport under subsection (a); or "(B) immediately upon the Secretary of Transportation's determination under subsection (d) if the Secretary of Transportation determines, after consultation with the Secretary of

Effective date.

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