22 U.S.C. § 2349aa–10: Antiterrorism assistance

Summary

Provides up to $3,000,000 each fiscal year to buy explosives‑detection equipment and other counterterrorism technology, and to fund joint research with NATO and certain non‑NATO allies through the State Department’s Technical Support Working Group. "Major non‑NATO allies" means countries given that status under section 2350a(i)(3) of title 10. Also allows up to $1,000,000 a year to help a foreign country with counterterrorism when the help protects U.S. government property or the life or property of U.S. citizens, or helps arrest someone who committed terrorism against them. The appropriate Congressional committees must be notified at least 15 days before that help is provided. This $1,000,000 may be provided despite other laws, except as limited by section 2371.

Title 22, §2349aa–10

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(a)Omitted

(b)Assistance to foreign countries to procure explosives detection devices and other counterterrorism technology

(1)Subject to section 2349aa–4(b) of this title, up to $3,000,000 in any fiscal year may be made available—

(A)to procure explosives detection devices and other counterterrorism technology; and

(B)for joint counterterrorism research and development projects on such technology conducted with NATO and major non-NATO allies under the auspices of the Technical Support Working Group of the Department of State.

(2)As used in this subsection, the term “major non-NATO allies” means those countries designated as major non-NATO allies for purposes of section 2350a(i)(3) of title 10.

(c)Assistance to foreign countries

Notwithstanding any other provision of law (except section 2371 of this title) up to $1,000,000 in assistance may be provided to a foreign country for counterterrorism efforts in any fiscal year if—

(1)such assistance is provided for the purpose of protecting the property of the United States Government or the life and property of any United States citizen, or furthering the apprehension of any individual involved in any act of terrorism against such property or persons; and

(2)the appropriate committees of Congress are notified not later than 15 days prior to the provision of such assistance.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 2349aa–4 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was in the original “section 575”, which was translated as meaning section 575 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. section 575 of the Act was renumbered section 574 by section 121(d) of Pub. L. 104–164 without corresponding amendment to this section. Section 2350a of title 10, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was subsequently amended, and section 2350a(i)(3) no longer defines the term “major non-NATO ally”. However, such term is defined elsewhere in that section. Codification Section is comprised of section 328 of Pub. L. 104–132. Subsec. (a) of section 328 of Pub. L. 104–132 amended section 2349aa–2 of this title. Section was enacted as part of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, and not as part of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

“Assistance” Defined Pub. L. 104–132, title III, § 329, Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat. 1258, provided that: “For purposes of this title [enacting this section and section 262p–4q, 2377, 2378, and 2781 of this title, section 1189 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality, and section 2332d and 2339B of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, amending section 2349aa–2 of this title, section 2339A of Title 18, and section 44906 of Title 49, Transportation, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 2377 of this title and section 2332d and 2339B of Title 18]— “(1) the term ‘assistance’ means assistance to or for the benefit of a government of any country that is provided by grant, concessional sale, guaranty, insurance, or by any other means on terms more favorable than generally available in the applicable market, whether in the form of a loan, lease, credit, debt relief, or otherwise, including subsidies for exports to such country and favorable tariff treatment of articles that are the growth, product, or manufacture of such country; and “(2) the term ‘assistance’ does not include assistance of the type authorized under chapter 9 of part 1 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2292 et seq.] (relating to international disaster assistance).”

§2349aa–10 Antiterrorism Assistance