118 STAT. 3800 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 (b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is authorized in con- sultation with relevant United States Government agencies, to nego- tiate on a bilateral or multilateral basis, as appropriate, inter- national agreements under which parties to an agreement work in partnership to address and interdict acts of international ter- rorism. (c) INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP ON COUNTERTERRORISM.— (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the President— (A) should seek to engage the leaders of the govern- ments of other countries in a process of advancing beyond separate and uncoordinated national counterterrorism strategies to develop with those other governments a com- prehensive multilateral strategy to fight terrorism; and (B) to that end, should seek to establish an inter- national counterterrorism policy contact group with the leaders of governments providing leadership in global counterterrorism efforts and governments of countries with sizable Muslim populations, to be used as a ready and flexible international means for discussing and coordinating the development of important counterterrorism policies by the participating governments. (2) AUTHORITY.—The President is authorized to establish an international counterterrorism policy contact group with the leaders of governments referred to in paragraph (1) for the following purposes: (A) To meet annually, or more frequently as the Presi- dent determines appropriate, to develop in common with such other governments important policies and a strategy that address the various components of international prosecution of the war on terrorism, including policies and a strategy that address military issues, law enforcement, the collection, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence, issues relating to interdiction of travel by terrorists, counterterrorism-related customs issues, financial issues, and issues relating to terrorist sanctuaries. (B) To address, to the extent (if any) that the President and leaders of other participating governments determine appropriate, long-term issues that can contribute to strengthening stability and security in the Middle East. SEC. 7118. FINANCING OF TERRORISM. (a) FINDINGS.—Consistent with the report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Congress makes the following findings: (1) The death or capture of several important financial facilitators has decreased the amount of money available to al Qaeda, and has made it more difficult for al Qaeda to raise and move money. (2) The capture of al Qaeda financial facilitators has pro- vided a windfall of intelligence that can be used to continue the cycle of disruption. (3) The United States Government has rightly recognized that information about terrorist money helps in understanding terror networks, searching them out, and disrupting their oper- ations. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— President. Establishment. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00334 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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