§ 2656f. Annual country reports on terrorism
(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 April 30 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;
(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 2405(j) of the Appendix to title 50, any group designated by the Secretary as a foreign terrorist organization under section
1189 of title
8, 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 the United States Government has sought cooperation during the previous five years in the investigation or prosecution of an act of international terrorism against United States citizens or interests, information on—
(b)
Provisions to be included in report
The report required under subsection (a) of this section should to the extent feasible include (but not be limited to)—
(1)
with respect to subsection (a)(1)(A) of this section—
(A)
a review of major counterterrorism efforts undertaken by countries which are the subject of such report, including, as appropriate, steps taken in international fora;
(B)
the response of the judicial system of each country which is the subject of such report with respect to matters relating to terrorism affecting American citizens or facilities, or which have, in the opinion of the Secretary, a significant impact on United States counterterrorism efforts, including responses to extradition requests; and
(C)
significant support, if any, for international terrorism by each country which is the subject of such report, including (but not limited to)—
(iv)
providing weapons of mass destruction, or assistance in obtaining or developing such weapons, to terrorists or terrorist groups; [1]
(2)
with respect to subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section—
(A)
the extent of knowledge by the government of the country with respect to terrorist activities in the territory of the country; and
(3)
[2] with respect to subsection (a)(2) of this section, any—
(A)
significant financial support provided by foreign governments to those groups directly, or provided in support of their activities;
(B)
provisions of significant military or paramilitary training or transfer of weapons by foreign governments to those groups;
(4)
[2] a strategy for addressing, and where possible eliminating, terrorist sanctuaries that shall include—
(A)
a description of terrorist sanctuaries, together with an assessment of the priorities of addressing and eliminating such sanctuaries;
(B)
an outline of strategies for disrupting or eliminating the security provided to terrorists by such sanctuaries;
(5)
an update of the information contained in the report required to be transmitted to Congress under [3] 7120(b) of the 9/11 Commission Implementation Act of 2004.
(3)
[4] to the extent practicable, complete statistical information on the number of individuals, including United States citizens and dual nationals, killed, injured, or kidnapped by each terrorist group during the preceding calendar year; and
(4)
[4] an analysis, as appropriate, of trends in international terrorism, including changes in technology used, methods and targets of attack, demographic information on terrorists, and other appropriate information.
(c)
Classification of report
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the report required under subsection (a) of this section shall, to the extent practicable, be submitted in an unclassified form and may be accompanied by a classified appendix.
(2)
If the Secretary of State determines that the transmittal of the information with respect to a foreign country under paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (a) of this section in classified form would make more likely the cooperation of the government of the foreign country as specified in such paragraph, the Secretary may transmit the information under such paragraph in classified form.
(d)
Definitions
As used in this section—
(1)
the term “international terrorism” means terrorism involving citizens or the territory of more than 1 country;
(2)
the term “terrorism” means premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents;
(3)
the term “terrorist group” means any group practicing, or which has significant subgroups which practice, international terrorism;
(4)
the terms “territory” and “territory of the country” mean the land, waters, and airspace of the country; and
(5)
the terms “terrorist sanctuary” and “sanctuary” mean an area in the territory of the country—
(A)
that is used by a terrorist or terrorist organization—
(e)
Reporting period
[1] So in original. Probably should be followed by “and”.
[2] So in original. Another par. (3) and par. (4) follow par. (5).
[3] So in original. The word “section” probably should appear.
[4] So in original. Another par. (3) and par. (4) precede par. (5).