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 99 STAT. 226 49 USC app. 1515a.

PUBLIC LAW 99-83—AUG. 8, 1985 SEC. 552. TRAVEL ADVISORY AND SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE. (a) TRAVEL ADVISORY.—Upon being notified by the Secretary of

Transportation that the Secretary has determined, pursuant to subsection (e)(1)(B) of section 1115 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 that a condition exists that threatens the safety or security of Ante, p. 222. passengers, aircraft, or crew traveUing to or from a foreign airport which the Secretary of Transportation has determined pursuant to that section to be an airport which does not maintain and administer effective security measures, the Secretary of State shall immediately issue a travel advisory with respect to that airport. Any Federal Register, trp'-'el advisory issued pursuant to this subsection shall be published publication. in the Federal Register. The Secretary of State shall take the necessary steps to widely publicize that travel advisory. President of U.S. (b) SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.—The President shall sus22 USC 2151 pend all assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the note. Arms Export Control Act to any country in which is located an 22 USC 2751 airport with respect to which section 1115(e)(2) of the Federal Avianote. tion Act of 1958 becomes effective if the Secretary of State determines that such country is a high terrorist threat country. The President may waive the requirements of this subsection if the President determines and reports to the Congress that national security interests or a humanitarian emergency require such waiver. (c) LIFTING SANCTIONS.—The sanctions required to be imposed

pursuant to this section may be lifted only if, pursuant to section 1115(f) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of State, has determined that effective security measures are maintained and administered at the airport with respect to which the Secretary of Transportation had made the determination described in section 1115 of that Act. (d) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—The Congress shall be notified if any sanction imposed pursuant to this section is lifted. SEC. 553. UNITED STATES AIRMARSHAL PROGRAM. (a) STUDY OF NEED FOR EXPANSION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of

Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall study the need for an expanded airmarshal program on international flights of United States air carriers. The Secretary of Transportation shall report the results of this study to the Congress within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 49 USC app. 1356b.

(b) AUTHORITY TO CARRY FIREARMS AND MAKE ARRESTS.—The

Secretary of Transportation, with the approval of the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, may authorize persons, in connection with the performance of their air transportation security duties, to carry firearms and to make arrests without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States, if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony. SEC. 554. ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION STANDARDS.

CIVIL

AVIATION

The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Transportation, jointly, shall call on the member countries of the International Civil Aviation Organization to enforce that Organization's existing standards and to support United States actions enforcing such standards.

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