Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 explained

Shorttitle:Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987
Longtitle:A bill to make unlawful the establishment or maintenance within the United States of an office of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes.
Nickname:Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1988
Enacted By:100th
Effective Date:March 21, 1988
Title Amended:22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Sections Created: § 5201 et seq.
Introducedin:House
Introducedby:Wally Herger (R–CA)
Introduceddate:May 28, 1987
Committees:U.S. House Foreign Affairs
Signedpresident:Ronald Reagan
Signeddate:December 22, 1987

Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 originated in the 100th United States Congress as four articles of anti-terrorism legislation. The United States House of Representatives bill was endorsed by eighty cosponsors while the United States Senate bill was endorsed by forty-nine cosponsors of the 100th United States Congress. The Act of Congress established prohibitions concerning the preoccupation of the Palestine Liberation Organization as a terrorist organization creating instability and meddling in the diplomatic relations of the Arab League and Middle East.

The Anti-Terrorism Act is an affiliate of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1988 and 1989. The Foreign Relations Authorization Act was codified as Public Law 100-204 bound as statute . The United States House bill was authorized by the 100th United States Congress and enacted into law by Ronald Reagan on December 22, 1987.[1] [2]

History

United States Foreign Policy Statute of 1969

See main article: Foreign Assistance Act. Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, (§ 2221}), was a United States federal statute enacted into law by the 37th President of the United States Richard Nixon on December 30, 1969.[3] [4] The Act of Congress was the first United States legislative article to acknowledge the Palestine Liberation Organization as a militant force venerating the tactics of terrorism in the Fertile Crescent and Levant geographies of the Eastern Mediterranean or Mediterranean Basin.[5] [6]

22 U.S.C. § 2221 ~ Palestine Refugees; Conditions for Furnishing Assistance

Declaration of the Act

Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 was penned as five sections establishing reprehensible conditions with regards to Palestine Liberation Organization relations and conducting anarchist activities within the United States. The public law is declared as Title X - Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987.

Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 as short title - 101 Stat. 1406 § 1001

Determinations and Findings - 101 Stat. 1406-1407 § 1002

Determinations - 101 Stat. 1407 § 1002

United States Congress determines the Palestine Liberation Organization and affiliates are a terrorist organization. The anarchist organization poses a peril threat to the interests of the United States, its allies, and international law. The Palestine Liberation Organization should not benefit from operating in the United States.

Prohibitions Regarding the PLO - 101 Stat. 1407 § 1003

For the purpose of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987, it is unlawful to further the interests of the Palestine Liberation Organization, any constituent groups, any successor to any of those, and any agents thereof;

(1) To receive anything of value except informational material from the PLO or any of its constituent groups, any successor thereto, or any agents thereof;

(2) To expend funds from the PLO or any of its constituent groups, any successor thereto, or any agents thereof;

(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, to establish or maintain an office, headquarters, premises, or other facilities or establishments within the jurisdiction of the United States at the behest or direction of, or with funds provided by the Palestine Liberation Organization or any of its constituent groups, any successor to any of those, or any agents thereof.

Enforcement - 101 Stat. 1407 § 1004

United States Attorney General shall institute the necessary legal action to effectuate the policies and provisions of this title

Any district court of the United States for a district in which a violation of this title occurs shall have authority, upon petition of relief by the United States Attorney General, to grant injunctive and such other equitable relief as it shall deem necessary to enforce the provisions of this title

Effective Date - 101 Stat. 1407 § 1005

Provisions of this title shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this ActTermination - 101 Stat. 1407 § 1005

Provisions of this title shall cease to have effect if the President certifies in writing to the' President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House that the Palestine Liberation Organization, its agents, or constituent groups thereof no longer practice or support terrorist actions anywhere in the world

See also

Associated Statutes of United States

Resolutions of United Nations Security Council

External links

Communiqués of U.S. Department of State

Statements of Ronald Reagan administration

Judicial records of United States district courts

Informational and supplementary resources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statement on Signing the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 - December 22, 1987 . Reagan . Ronald W. . December 22, 1987 . Hathitrust Digital Library . Washington, D.C. . National Archives and Records Service . 1541–1542.
  2. Web site: Ronald W. Reagan: "Statement on Signing the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989" December 22, 1987 . Peters,Gerhard . Woolley, John T . The American Presidency Project . University of California - Santa Barbara.
  3. Web site: Statement on Signing the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 - December 31, 1969 . Nixon . Richard M. . December 31, 1969 . Hathitrust Digital Library . Washington, D.C. . U.S. National Archives and Records Service . 1047-1048.
  4. Web site: Richard M. Nixon: "Statement on Signing the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969" December 31, 1969 . Peters,Gerhard . Woolley, John T . The American Presidency Project . University of California - Santa Barbara.
  5. Web site: Memorandum Establishing a Cabinet Committee To Combat Terrorism - September 25, 1972 . Nixon . Richard M. . September 25, 1972 . Hathitrust Digital Library . Washington, D.C. . U.S. National Archives and Records Service . 912-913.
  6. Web site: Statement About Action To Combat Terrorism - September 27, 1972 . Nixon . Richard M. . September 27, 1972 . Hathitrust Digital Library . Washington, D.C. . U.S. National Archives and Records Service . 921-922.
  7. Sabasteanski . Anna . Patterns of Global Terrorism 1985-2005 . U.S. Department of State Reports with Supplementary Documents and Statistics . english . Patterns of Global Terrorism . 1 . Great Barrington, Massachusetts . Berkshire Publishing Company . 0974309133 . 61724353 . Internet Archive.
  8. Sabasteanski . Anna . Patterns of Global Terrorism 1985-2005 . U.S. Department of State Reports with Supplementary Documents and Statistics . english . Patterns of Global Terrorism . 2 . Great Barrington, Massachusetts . Berkshire Publishing Company . 0974309133 . 61724353 . Internet Archive.
  9. Web site: Francis Edward Meloy Jr. (1917–1976) . Office of the Historian ~ Foreign Service Institute . United States Department of State.

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