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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5954 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of the terms 
‘‘act of war’’ and ‘‘blocked asset’’, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 24, 2018 
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. POSEY, Miss RICE of New 
York, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the mean-
ing of the terms ‘‘act of war’’ and ‘‘blocked asset’’, 
and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Anti-terrorism Clari-
fication Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF THE TERM ‘‘ACT OF WAR’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2331 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘military force’ does not include 
any person that— 
‘‘(A) has been designated as a— 
‘‘(i) foreign terrorist organization by 
the Secretary of State under section 219 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1189); or 
‘‘(ii) Specially Designated Global Ter-
rorist (as such term is defined in section 
594.310 of the Code of Federal Regula-
tions) by the Secretary of State or the Sec-
retary of the Treasury; or 
‘‘(B) has been determined by the court to 
not be a ‘military force’.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to any civil action pending on or com-
menced after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 3. SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENTS AGAINST TERROR-
ISTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2333 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting at the end following: 
‘‘(e) USE OF BLOCKED ASSETS TO SATISFY JUDG-
MENTS OF U.S. NATIONALS.—For purposes of section 201 
of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 
1610 note), in any action in which a national of the United 
States has obtained a judgment against a terrorist party 
pursuant to this section, the term ‘blocked asset’ shall in-
clude any asset of that terrorist party (including the 
blocked assets of any agency or instrumentality of that 
part) seized or frozen by the United States under section 
805(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act 
(21 U.S.C. 1904(b)).’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to any judgment entered before, on, 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. CONSENT OF CERTAIN PARTIES TO PERSONAL JU-
RISDICTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2334 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) CONSENT OF CERTAIN PARTIES TO PERSONAL 
JURISDICTION.—For purposes of any civil action under 
section 2333 of this title, a defendant shall be deemed to 
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have consented to personal jurisdiction in such civil action 
if, regardless of the date of the occurrence of the act of 
international terrorism upon which such civil action was 
filed, the defendant— 
‘‘(1) after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, accepts— 
‘‘(A) assistance under chapter 4 of part II 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2346 et seq.); or 
‘‘(B) assistance under section 481 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2291) for international narcotics control and 
law enforcement; or 
‘‘(2) in the case of a defendant benefiting from 
a waiver or suspension of section 1003 of the Anti- 
Terrorism Act of 1987 (22 U.S.C. 5202)— 
‘‘(A) after the date that is 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this subsection con-
tinues to maintain any office, headquarters, 
premises, or other facilities or establishments 
within the jurisdiction of the United States; or 
‘‘(B) after the date of enactment of this 
subsection establishes or procures any office, 
headquarters, premises, or other facilities or es-
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tablishments within the jurisdiction of the 
United States.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to any civil action filed after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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