22 U.S.C. § 5508

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)
Section 5508 - Assessment of Lockerbie experience
(a) Assessment

The Secretary of State shall compile an assessment of the Department of State response to the Pan American Airways Flight 103 aviation disaster over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988.

(b) Guidelines

The Secretary of State shall establish, based on the assessment compiled under subsection (a) and other relevant factors, guidelines for future Department of State responses to comparable disasters and shall distribute such guidelines to all United States diplomatic and consular posts abroad.

22 U.S.C. § 5508

Pub. L. 101-604, §209, 104 Stat. 3085.