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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 61 — Anti-Terrorism—Plo

§ 5202. Prohibitions regarding PLO

Statutory text

It shall be unlawful, if the purpose be to further the interests of the Palestine Liberation Organization or any of its constituent groups, any successor to any of those, or any agents thereof, on or after the effective date of this chapter—

(1)

to receive anything of value except informational material from the PLO or any of its constituent groups, any successor thereto, or any agents thereof;

(2)

to expend funds from the PLO or any of its constituent groups, any successor thereto, or any agents thereof; or

(3)

notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, to establish or maintain an office, headquarters, premises, or other facilities or establishments within the jurisdiction of the United States at the behest or direction of, or with funds provided by the Palestine Liberation Organization or any of its constituent groups, any successor to any of those, or any agents thereof.

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. Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987

    Pub. L. 100–204 title X § 1003 · 101 Stat. 1331

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 5202

    (Pub. L. 100–204, title X, § 1003, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1407.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 100–204, title X, § 1003, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1407.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1003. PROHIBITIONS REGARDING THE PLO. It shall be unlawful, if the purpose be to further the interests of the Palestine Liberation Organization or any of its constituent groups, any successor to any of those, or any agents thereof, on or after the effective date of this title— (1) to receive anything of value except informational material from the PLO or any of its constituent groups, any successor thereto, or any agents thereof; (2) to expend funds from the PLO or any of its constituent groups, any successor thereto, or any agents thereof; or (3) notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, to establish or maintain an office, headquarters, premises, or other facilities or establishments within the jurisdiction of the United States at the behest or direction of, or with funds provided by the Palestine Liberation Organization or any of its constituent groups, any successor to any of those, or any agents thereof.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

For the effective date of this chapter, referred to in text, as being 90 days after , see section 1005 of Pub. L. 100–204, set out as an Effective Date note under section 5201 of this title.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities

Memorandum of President of the United States, , 75 F.R. 43795, provided:

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to you the following functions and authorities:

• The function to make the specified reports to the Congress under 22 U.S.C. 2291–4(c).

• The function and authority to waive the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 (22 U.S.C. 5202) upon making certain determinations and certifications under section 7034(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–117) and any subsequently enacted provision of law that is the same or substantially the same.

You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

Barack Obama.

Credits

(Pub. L. 100–204, title X, § 1003, , 101 Stat. 1407.)

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