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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 751 
To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards for information on the 
kidnapping and murder of James Foley, Peter Kassig, Steven Sotloff, 
or the kidnapping and murder of any other citizen of the United States 
by a foreign terrorist organization. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2015 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. COOK, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. 
ZINKE, Mr. SALMON, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. DUNCAN 
of South Carolina, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. BABIN, 
Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. STEWART, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. SHER-
MAN, Mr. BLUM, Mr. CLAWSON of Florida, Ms. KUSTER, and Mr. 
MCKINLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards for infor-
mation on the kidnapping and murder of James Foley, 
Peter Kassig, Steven Sotloff, or the kidnapping and mur-
der of any other citizen of the United States by a foreign 
terrorist organization. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bringing Terrorists 
to Justice Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REWARDS AUTHORIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Rewards 
for Justice program authorized under section 36(b) of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2708(b)), the Secretary of State shall offer a re-
ward to any individual who furnishes information leading 
to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual 
for committing, conspiring or attempting to commit, or 
aiding or abetting in the commission of— 
(1) the kidnapping and murder of James Foley, 
Peter Kassig, or Steven Sotloff; or 
(2) the kidnapping and murder, on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, of any other cit-
izen of the United States by a foreign terrorist orga-
nization. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
not offer a reward under subsection (a) in connec-
tion with the kidnapping and murder of a citizen of 
the United States described in subsection (a)(2) who 
the Secretary of State determines was affiliated with 
or supportive of a foreign terrorist organization. 
(2) TOTAL AMOUNT OF REWARDS.—The total 
amount of rewards offered under subsection (a) in 
connection with the kidnapping and murder of any 
one of the individuals named in such subsection or 
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any other citizen of the United States described in 
such subsection may not exceed $5,000,000. 
(c) FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means an organization 
designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist 
organization in accordance with section 219 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
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