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1 U.S.C. § 112a — United States Treaties and Other International Agreements; contents; admissibility in evidence
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**(a)** The Secretary of State shall cause to be compiled, edited, indexed, and published, beginning as of January 1, 1950, a compilation entitled “United States Treaties and Other International Agreements,” which shall contain all treaties to which the United States is a party that have been proclaimed during each calendar year, and all international agreements other than treaties to which the United States is a party that have been signed, proclaimed, or with reference to which any other final formality has been executed, during each calendar year. The said United States Treaties and Other International Agreements shall be legal evidence of the treaties, international agreements other than treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and agreements, therein contained, in all the courts of the United States, the several States, and the Territories and insular possessions of the United States.
**(b)** Copies of international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments in the possession of the Department of State, but not published, other than the agreements described in section 112b(b)(3)(A), shall be made available by the Department of State upon request.
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**(a)** The Secretary of State shall cause to be compiled, edited, indexed, and published, beginning as of January 1, 1950, a compilation entitled “United States Treaties and Other International Agreements,” which shall contain all treaties to which the United States is a party that have been proclaimed during each calendar year, and all international agreements other than treaties to which the United States is a party that have been signed, proclaimed, or with reference to which any other final formality has been executed, during each calendar year. The said United States Treaties and Other International Agreements shall be legal evidence of the treaties, international agreements other than treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and agreements, therein contained, in all the courts of the United States, the several States, and the Territories and insular possessions of the United States.
**(b)** Copies of international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments in the possession of the Department of State, but not published, other than the agreements described in section 112b(b)(3)(A), shall be made available by the Department of State upon request.
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In addition to the usual number of Foreign Relations, three thousand copies of each shall be printed: one thousand for the Senate and two thousand for the House of Representatives.
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The Archivist of the United States shall cause to be compiled, edited, indexed, and published, the United States Statutes at Large, which shall contain all the laws and concurrent resolutions enacted during each regular session of Congress; all proclamations by the President in the numbered series issued since the date of the adjournment of the regular session of Congress next preceding; and also any amendments to the Constitution of the United States proposed or ratified pursuant to article V thereof since that date, together with the certificate of the Archivist of the United States issued in compliance with the provision contained in [section 106b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title1-section106b&num=0&edition=prelim). In the event of an extra session of Congress, the Archivist of the United States shall cause all the laws and concurrent resolutions enacted during said extra session to be consolidated with, and published as part of, the contents of the volume for the next regular session. The United States Statutes at Large shall be legal evidence of laws, concurrent resolutions, treaties, international agreements other than treaties, proclamations by the President, and proposed or ratified amendments to the Constitution of the United States therein contained, in all the courts of the United States, the several States, and the Territories and insular possessions of the United States.
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**(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 1182(a)(3)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182/a/3/B&num=0&edition=prelim) or terrorism (as defined in [section 2656f(d)(2) of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2656f/d/2&num=0&edition=prelim)), or retains the capability and intent to engage in terrorist activity or terrorism) 11 So in original. The closing parenthesis probably should follow “[section 1182(a)(3)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182/a/3/B&num=0&edition=prelim)”.; and
(C) the terrorist activity or terrorism of the organization threatens the security of United States nationals or the national security of the United States.
(2) **Procedure**
(A) *Notice*
(i) *To congressional leaders* — Seven days before making a designation under this subsection, the Secretary shall, by classified communication, 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 of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in writing, of the intent to designate an organization under this subsection, together with the findings made under paragraph (1) with respect to that organization, and the factual basis therefor.
(ii) *Publication in Federal Register* — The Secretary shall publish th
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**(a)**
(1) Not less frequently than once each month, the Secretary shall provide in writing to the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the appropriate congressional committees the following:
(A)
(i) A list of all international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments signed, concluded, or otherwise finalized during the prior month.
(ii) The text of all international agreements and qualifying non-binding instruments described in clause (i).
(iii) A detailed description of the legal authority that, in the view of the Secretary, provides authorization for each international agreement and that, in the view of the appropriate department or agency, provides authorization for each qualifying non-binding instrument provided under clause (ii) to become operative. If multiple authorities are relied upon in relation to an international agreement, the Secretary shall cite all such authorities, and if multiple authorities are relied upon in relation to a qualifying non-binding instrument, the appropriate department or agency shall cite all such authorities. All citations to the Constitution of the United States, a treaty, or a statute shall include the specific article or section and subsection reference whenever available and, if not available, shall be as specific as possible. If the authority relied upon is or includes article II of the Constitution of the United States, the Secretary or appropriate department or agency shall explain the basis for that reliance.
(B)
(i) A list of all international agreements that entered into force and qualifying non-binding instruments that became operative for the United States
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**(a) Establishment** There is established within the Department a Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the “Advisory Committee”). The Advisory Committee shall make recommendations with respect to the activities of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, including identifying research areas of potential importance to the security of the Nation.
**(b) Membership**
(1) **Appointment** — The Advisory Committee shall consist of 20 members appointed by the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, which shall include emergency first-responders or representatives of organizations or associations of emergency first-responders. The Advisory Committee shall also include representatives of citizen groups, including economically disadvantaged communities. The individuals appointed as members of the Advisory Committee—
(A) shall be eminent in fields such as emergency response, research, engineering, new product development, business, and management consulting;
(B) shall be selected solely on the basis of established records of distinguished service;
(C) shall not be employees of the Federal Government; and
(D) shall be so selected as to provide representation of a cross-section of the research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities supported by the Under Secretary for Science and Technology.
(2) **National Research Council** — The Under Secretary for Science and Technology may enter into an arrangement for the National Research Council to select members of the Advisory Committee, but only if the panel used by the National Research Council reflects the representation described in paragraph (1).
**(c) Terms of office**
(1) **In general** — Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 620D, as added Pub. L. 96–53, title V, § 505, Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 378, related to prohibition on assistance to Afghanistan.
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**(a) Requirement of annual country reports on terrorism** The Secretary of State shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, by October 31 of each year, a full and complete report providing—
(1)
(A) detailed assessments with respect to each foreign country—
(i) in which acts of international terrorism occurred which were, in the opinion of the Secretary, of major significance;
(ii) about which the Congress was notified during the preceding five years pursuant to section 4605(j) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 50; and
(iii) which the Secretary determines should be the subject of such report; and
(B) detailed assessments with respect to each foreign country whose territory is being used as a sanctuary for terrorists or terrorist organizations;
(2) all relevant information about the activities during the preceding year of any terrorist group, and any umbrella group under which such terrorist group falls, known to be responsible for the kidnapping or death of an American citizen during the preceding five years, any terrorist group known to have obtained or developed, or to have attempted to obtain or develop, weapons of mass destruction, any terrorist group known to be financed by countries about which Congress was notified during the preceding year pursuant to section 4605(j) 1 of title 50, any group designated by the Secretary as a foreign terrorist organization under [section 1189 of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1189&num=0&edition=prelim), and any other known international terrorist group which the Secretary determines should be the subject of such report;
(3) with respect to each foreign country from which
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Director** — The term “Director” means the Director selected under subsection (b)(2).
(2) **International cooperative activity** — The term “international cooperative activity” includes—
(A) coordinated research projects, joint research projects, or joint ventures;
(B) joint studies or technical demonstrations;
(C) coordinated field exercises, scientific seminars, conferences, symposia, and workshops;
(D) training of scientists and engineers;
(E) visits and exchanges of scientists, engineers, or other appropriate personnel;
(F) exchanges or sharing of scientific and technological information; and
(G) joint use of laboratory facilities and equipment.
**(b) Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office**
(1) **Establishment** — The Under Secretary shall establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office.
(2) **Director** — The Office shall be headed by a Director, who—
(A) shall be selected, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, by and shall report to the Under Secretary; and
(B) may be an officer of the Department serving in another position.
(3) **Responsibilities**
(A) *Development of mechanisms* — The Director shall be responsible for developing, in coordination with the Department of State and, as appropriate, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and other Federal agencies, understandings and agreements to allow and to support international cooperative activity in support of homeland security.
(B) *Priorities* — The Director shall be responsible for developing, in coordination with the Office of International Affairs and other Federal agencies, strategic p
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TITLE 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 112a
the Act in slip form and in the United States Statutes
at Large pursuant to section 112, of title 1, United
States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall
include after the date of approval at the end appendixes
setting forth the texts of the bill referred to in sub-
section (a) of this section [enacting into law S. 3140 of
the 106th Congress, as introduced on Sept. 28, 2000].’’
Pub. L. 106–429, § 101(b), Nov. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 1900,
provided that: ‘‘In publishing this Act in slip form and
in the United States Statutes at Large pursuant to sec-
tion 112 of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of
the United States shall include after the date of ap-
proval at the end an appendix setting forth the text of
the bill referred to in subsection (a) of this section [en-
acting into law H.R. 5526 of the 106th Congress, as in-
troduced on Oct. 24, 2000].’’
Pub. L. 106–398, § 2, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, pro-
vided that: ‘‘In publishing this Act in slip form and in
the United States Statutes at Large pursuant to sec-
tion 112 of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of
the United States shall include after the date of ap-
proval an appendix setting forth the text of the bill re-
ferred to in section 1 [enacting into law H.R. 5408 of the
106th Congress, as introduced on Oct. 6, 2000].’’
Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(b), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549, pro-
vided that: ‘‘In publishing this Act in slip form and in
the United States Statutes at Large pursuant to sec-
tion 112 of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of
the United States shall include after the date of ap-
proval at the end an appendix setting forth the text of
the bill referred to in subsection (a) of this section [en-
acting into law H.R. 5
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