8 U.S.C. § 1733

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 1733 - Terrorist lookout committees

(a) Establishment

The Secretary of State shall require a terrorist lookout committee to be maintained within each United States mission to a foreign country.

(b) Purpose

The purpose of each committee established under subsection (a) shall be-

(1) to utilize the cooperative resources of all elements of the United States mission in the country in which the consular post is located to identify known or potential terrorists and to develop information on those individuals;

(2) to ensure that such information is routinely and consistently brought to the attention of appropriate United States officials for use in administering the immigration laws of the United States; and

(3) to ensure that the names of known and suspected terrorists are entered into the appropriate lookout databases.

(c) Composition; chair

The Secretary shall establish rules governing the composition of such committees.

(d) Meetings

Each committee established under subsection (a) shall meet at least monthly to share information pertaining to the committee's purpose as described in subsection (b)(2).

(e) Periodic reports to the Secretary of State

Each committee established under subsection (a) shall submit monthly reports to the Secretary of State describing the committee's activities, whether or not information on known or suspected terrorists was developed during the month.

(f) Repealed. Pub. L. 113-235, div. J, title VII, §7034(i), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2624

(g) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to implement this section.

8 U.S.C. § 1733

Pub. L. 107-173, title III, §304, May 14, 2002, 116 Stat. 554; Pub. L. 113-235, div. J, title VII, §7034(i), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2624.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2014-Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 113-235 struck out subsec. (f). Text read as follows: "The Secretary of State shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to the appropriate committees of Congress on the status of the committees established under subsection (a) of this section."

appropriate committees of Congress

The term "appropriate committees of Congress" means the following:(A) The Committee on the Judiciary, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.(B) The Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives.