STATUS OF LEGISLATION AFFECTING TERRORISM

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B00263R000200140013-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2007
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• Content Type: REPORT

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STATUS.OF,LEGISLATION.AFFECTINGTERRORISM.,
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Legislation to implement U._S.adherence.to the Montreal
Convention, .,on the Suppression.. of Unlawful ,Acts. Against:.-the' Safety of. Civil Aviation.
The Department of State,. the Department of `Justice, and the .
Federal Aviation-Administration have proposed legislation which
would provide for implementation of the :Montreal.Convention .This
proposal is in response tothe obligation. the United, States,
incurred when. the Convention entered into force for us.. The
Convention requires that contracting. states. establish jurisdiction
over certain offenses', including damaging or:destroying aircraft or
air ' navigation facilities, or committing violence '.against ,the
safety: ,of the aircraft. The bill would also provide for
extra-territorial jurisdiction in certain instances,-,and, in this
regard, is similar to existing,:legislation:enacted to implement:the'~
conventions on aircraft hijacking, protection -o'f.diplomats,.and.
attacks on nuclear facilities. An 'omnibus:. bill' (HR` 380) also
..contains provisions forthis purpose. What is needed, however,is
stand. alone legislation solely to permit full U.S. compliance' with
the convention.. The proposed. legislation for this purpose; was
transmitted by State. to OMB by letter of June .8,..:1983.
2. Legislation.to.implement the International Convention Against
the Taking of Hostages.. The President signed the instrument
ratifying. this convention . on . September . 4, 1981
Proposed legislation was transmitted. to OMB by,,'~the Department
of State by letter of June 8,,'1983.- Prompt introduction. and early
enactment of this legislation will enable. us to; discharge,,-;our,.'.',
international:. obligations. under the Hostages Convention::, and ., will
all'. nations in-..combatting
-assist us in securing. the cooperation of .,
-terrorism. Under the- Convention, our internal: law ,must?~provide
sanctions, against those.-who commit_ the, offense of hostage-taking as
defined in the Convention. In essence, -the, proposed legislation
amends the' federa,l kidnapping', in which- a. threat.- is made to`kill,
injure, or continue to - detain= the victim 'in.. 'order;: to., ` compel a third
party to do or`.abstain; from taking action. The bill would also
prohibit attempted, hostage-taking and would provide for
extraterritorial jurisdiction in certain instances. ,-In thus
regard, the proposal is similar to legislation enacted'toimplement'-
the conventions on-:aircraft hijacking, protection ofidiplomats,;and
attacks on nuclear fac lilies .
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3. Training of Foreign Law Enforcement Officials to..Deal with
Terrorist Attacks.
The.Presidentapproved in. July 1981 an initiative to train
foreign law enforcement. officials to 'deal with various kinds of
terrorist attacks. The President.'s_proposal-was submitted,to ,the
Congress, as an - amendment to the Foreign Assistance. Act . together
with a ' request, for. $5 million-to-initiate the.program. Both
authorizing` committees acted -: favorably`.-but the -Foreign ,Assistance
Act was not voted on in 1982. The Senate .Appropriations Committee
included - funds` in the Continuing Resolution but receded when' the
House was unwilling to include it. The.si.tuat on is similar`; this
year. Both;authorizing.,committeeshave approved identical >.`
provisions. The Senate -AppropriationsCommittee (Kastens) is again.,
favorable. The House- :.(Long) has not been willing -to ,act favorably
so far,' but a. majority of his =sub-committee appear to be ,favorable.'
. Protection of:Foreign Officials in the.Un'ited'States
The Administration proposed legislation. in.19'82-to'assist'state
and local. jurisdictions to protect foreign officials. The :Senate
Foreign Relations Committee acted favorably but the House:did.not
A different proposal was submitted this year with the same
objective of assisting state and local jurisdictions. Both 'the Senate and. House authorizing committees have. acted.. favorably. and
the House has also approved the proposal contained.-in-the State
Department authorization. The Senate has. not acted.
Unfortunately, -neither the House Appropriations.Subcommittee (Neil
Smith of Iowa) or the Senate (Laxalt. of Nevada) .has included funds
to carryout the authorization. Both. are reluctant -toassist-the
states in carrying out the USG obligations under the Vienna
Conventions for fear the cost will. escalate. `Both seem willing,
however, if the authorizing committees would approve very-tight:
restr.ictions on.:.what-financial. assistance the USG will provide-.,to
the states.
5. .Rewards, for Information on International Terrorists.
...The. Interdepartmental Group on:Terrorism (IG/T) agreed in
-December. 1982 on a legislative proposal to offer. rewards for
information: leading-to the arrest and/or conviction of persons
committing: international terrorist acts. Similar. authority. already'
exists for terrorist acts, committed within the-jurisdiction of::the r
..U.S The Secretary of State, in consultation,with the Attorney.,-
General, would pay the rewards. This IG/T proposal is . pending
formal. clearance, through: the OMB process. Prompt action would -"`
governments on..
permit us to cooperate more fully .with other,
tracking. down, and apprehending- international terrorists.
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