Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 103 Part 2.djvu/597

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PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 103 STAT. 1607 continuing inclusion of the provision in annual Acts making appropriations for the Department of Defense. (4) The Secretary's recommendation as to whether the policy of that provision should continue to be provided by law and, if the recommendation is that the policy should not continue to be provided by law, a detailed statement of the reasons for such recommendation. (5) In the case of each provision which the Secretary rec- ommends under paragraph (4) should continue to be provided by law, the recommendation of the Secretary as to whether such provision should continue to be included in annual Acts making appropriations for the Department of Defense or whether it would be desirable for Congress to enact such provision as permanent law and, if the recommendation is that the policy should not be enacted as permanent law, a detailed statement of the reasons for such recommendation. (c) DRAFT OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION. —The report shall include a draft of proposed legislation for the codification into title 10, United States Code, or other appropriate statutes of those provisions cov- ered by the report which the Secretary recommends (under subsec- tion G)X5)) would be desirable for Congress to enact as permanent law. (d) UPDATE OF EARUER REPORT.— The report shall be an update of the report submitted by the General Counsel of the Department of Defense pursuant to section 1267 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984 (Public Law 98-94; 97 Stat. 705). (e) DEFINITIONS.— For purposes of this section: (1) The term "defense committees of Congress" means the Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on Appro- priations of the Senate and House of Representatives. (2) The term "recurring provision" means a provision of an appropriatons Act which (1) is not permanent law, and (2) has been enacted in substantially the same form in previous Acts making appropriations for the same purpose. PART D—MISCELLANEOUS SEC. 1631. STUDY OF PROTECTION OF UNITED STATES CIVIL AVIATION FROM TERRORIST ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS (a) STUDY.— The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the feasibility and desirability of the United States, at the request of a foreign government, deploying military personnel or providing mili- tary equipment in areas under the jurisdiction of that government to assist that government in the protection of United States civil aviation interests from terrorist activity. The study should also undertake to determine what programs of the Department of De- fense (1) have application to enhancing civil aviation security, and (2) could be quickly adopted by the Federal Aviacion Administration for that purpose. (b) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MATTERS TO BE STUDIED.—The study shall include a review of United States Government programs concerning research and development in areas relating to explosives detection, terrorist identification, and anti-terrorist operations. (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION. — The study shall be conducted in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.