110 STAT. 1248
PUBLIC LAW 104-132—APR. 24, 1996
SEC. 302. DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL. —Chapter 2 of title II of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
8 USC 1189.
" SEC. 219. DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
"(a) DESIGNATION.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to designate
an organization as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance
with this subsection if the Secretary finds that—
"(A) the organization is a foreign organization;
"(B) the organization engages in terrorist activity (as
defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)); and
"(C) the terrorist activity of the organization threatens
the security of United States nationals or the national
security of the United States.
"(2) PROCEDURE.—
" (A) NOTICE. —Seven days before making a designation
under this subsection, the Secretary shall, by classified
communication—
"(i) notify the Speaker and Minority Leader of
the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the Senate, and the members of the relevant committees, in
writing, of the intent to designate a foreign organization under this subsection, together with the findings
made under paragraph (1) with respect to that
organization, and the factual basis therefor; and
Federal Register,
"(ii) seven days after such notification, publish the
publication.
designation in the Federal Register.
"(B) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION. —
"(i) For purposes of section 2339B of title 18,
United States Code, a designation under this subsection shall take effect upon publication under
subparagraph (A).
Termination
"(ii) Any designation under this subsection shall
date.
cease to have effect upon an Act of Congress disapproving such designation.
"(C) FREEZING OF ASSETS. —Upon notification under
paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury may require
United States financial institutions possessing or controlling any assets of any foreign organization included in
the notification to block all financial transactions involving
those assets until further directive from either the Secretary of the Treasury, Act of Congress, or order of court.
"(3) RECORD.—
"(A) IN GENERAL.— In making a designation under this
subsection, the Secretary shall create an administrative
record.
"(B) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The Secretary may
consider classified information in making a designation
under this subsection. Classified information shall not be
subject to disclosure for such time as it remains classified,
except that such information may be disclosed to a court
ex parte and in camera for purposes of judicial review
under subsection (c).
"(4) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION. —
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