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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 38 — Department of State

§ 2711. Counterterrorism Protection Fund

Statutory text

(a)

Authority

The Secretary of State may reimburse domestic and foreign persons, agencies, or governments for the protection of judges or other persons who provide assistance or information relating to terrorist incidents primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. Before making a payment under this section in a matter over which there is Federal criminal jurisdiction, the Secretary shall advise and consult with the Attorney General.

(b)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State for “Administration of Foreign Affairs” $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1987 for use in reimbursing persons, agencies, or governments under this section.

(c)

Designation of Fund

Amounts made available under this section may be referred to as the “Counterterrorism Protection Fund”.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986

    Pub. L. 99–399 title V § 504(2) · 100 Stat. 853

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2711

    (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 39, as added Pub. L. 99–399, title V, § 504(2), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 871.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 39, as added Pub. L. 99–399, title V, § 504(2), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 871.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by inserting after section 38 (22 U.S.C. 2710) the following new section: “SEC. 39. COUNTERTERRORISM PROTECTION FUND. “(a) Authority.— The Secretary of State may reimburse domestic and foreign persons, agencies, or governments for the protection of judges or other persons who provide assistance or information relating to terrorist incidents primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. Before making a payment under this section in a matter over which there is Federal criminal jurisdiction, the Secretary shall advise and consult with the Attorney General. “(b) Authorization of Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State for ‘Administration of Foreign Affairs’ $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1987 for use in reimbursing persons, agencies, or governments under this section. “(c) Designation of Fund.— Amounts made available under this section may be referred to as the ‘Counterterrorism Protection Fund’.”

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 39 of act , was renumbered section 40 by section 504(1) of Pub. L. 99–399, and subsequently renumbered, and set out as a Short Title of 1956 Amendment note under section 2651 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 111(1), , 105 Stat. 654.

Credits

(Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title I, § 39, as added Pub. L. 99–399, title V, § 504(2), , 100 Stat. 871.)

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