118 STAT. 3801 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 (1) a critical weapon in the effort to stop terrorist financing should be the targeting of terrorist financial facilitators by intelligence and law enforcement agencies; and (2) efforts to track terrorist financing must be paramount in United States counterterrorism efforts. SEC. 7119. DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. (a) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—Section 219(a)(4) of the Immigra- tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(4)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking ‘‘Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), a’’ and inserting ‘‘A’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘for a period of 2 years beginning on the effective date of the designation under paragraph (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘until revoked under paragraph (5) or (6) or set aside pursuant to subsection (c)’’; (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘(B) REVIEW OF DESIGNATION UPON PETITION.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall review the designation of a foreign terrorist organization under the procedures set forth in clauses (iii) and (iv) if the designated organization files a petition for revoca- tion within the petition period described in clause (ii). ‘‘(ii) PETITION PERIOD.—For purposes of clause (i)— ‘‘(I) if the designated organization has not pre- viously filed a petition for revocation under this subparagraph, the petition period begins 2 years after the date on which the designation was made; or ‘‘(II) if the designated organization has pre- viously filed a petition for revocation under this subparagraph, the petition period begins 2 years after the date of the determination made under clause (iv) on that petition. ‘‘(iii) PROCEDURES.—Any foreign terrorist organiza- tion that submits a petition for revocation under this subparagraph must provide evidence in that petition that the relevant circumstances described in paragraph (1) are sufficiently different from the circumstances that were the basis for the designation such that a revocation with respect to the organization is war- ranted. ‘‘(iv) DETERMINATION.— ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after receiving a petition for revocation submitted under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall make a determination as to such revocation. ‘‘(II) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The Secretary may consider classified information in making a determination in response to a petition for revoca- tion. Classified information shall not be subject to disclosure for such time as it remains classified, except that such information may be disclosed to a court ex parte and in camera for purposes of judicial review under subsection (c). Deadline. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00335 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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