[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 144 (Thursday, October 25, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S11100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      REPORT ON A DRAFT OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENT THE 
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF TERRORIST BOMBINGS AND 
 THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE FINANCING OF 
              TERRORISM--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 51

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

To the Congress of the United States:
  Enclosed for the consideration of the Congress is a legislative 
proposal to implement the International Convention for the Suppression 
of Terrorist Bombings and the International Convention for the 
Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. Also enclosed is a detailed 
explanation of the bill's provisions.
  Title I of the bill is entitled the ``Terrorist Bombings Convention 
Implementation Act of 2001.'' It would implement the International 
Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, which was signed 
by the United States on January 12, 1998, and which was transmitted to 
the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification on September 8, 
1999. In essence, the Convention imposes binding legal obligations upon 
State Parties either to submit for prosecution or to extradite any 
person within their jurisdiction who unlawfully and intentionally 
delivers, places, discharges, or detonates an explosive or other lethal 
device in, into, or against a place of public use, a State or 
government facility, a public transportation system, or an 
infrastructure facility. A State Party is subject to these obligations 
without regard to the place where the alleged act covered by the 
Convention took place. Twenty-eight States are currently party to the 
Convention, which entered into force internationally on May 23, 2001.
  Title II of the bill is entitled the ``Suppression of the Financing 
of Terrorism Convention Implementation Act of 2001.'' It would 
implement the International Convention for the Suppression of the 
Financing of Terrorism, which was signed by the United States on 
January 10, 2000, and which was transmitted to the Senate for its 
advice and consent to ratification on October 12, 2000. The Convention 
imposes binding legal obligations upon State Parties either to submit 
for prosecution or to extradite any person within their jurisdiction 
who unlawfully and wilfully provides or collects funds with the 
intention that they should be used to carry out various terrorist 
activities. A State Party is subject to these obligations without 
regard to the place where the alleged act covered by the Convention 
took place. The Convention is not yet in force internationally, but 
will enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of the 
deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratification, acceptance, 
approval, or accession with the Secretary General of the United 
Nations.
  I urge the prompt and favorable consideration of this proposal.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, October 25, 2001.

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