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Union Calendar No. 665 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5954 
[Report No. 115–858] 
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 
JULY 23, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. GAETZ, and Mr. RUTHERFORD 
JULY 23, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 24, 2018] 
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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. 
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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— 
(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 Regulations) 
by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of 
the Treasury; or 
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‘‘(B) has been determined by the court to 
not be a ‘military force’.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall apply to any civil action pending on or com-
menced after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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 party) 
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. 
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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 following: 
‘‘(e) CONSENT OF CERTAIN PARTIES TO PERSONAL JU-
RISDICTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), for purposes of any civil action under sec-
tion 2333 of this title, a defendant shall be deemed to 
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— 
‘‘(A) after the date that is 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, ac-
cepts— 
‘‘(i) any form of assistance, however 
provided, under chapter 4 of part II of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2346 et seq.); or 
‘‘(ii) any form of assistance, however 
provided, under section 481 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291) for 
international narcotics control and law en-
forcement; or 
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‘‘(B) 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) 
after the date that is 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this subsection— 
‘‘(i) continues to maintain any office, 
headquarters, premises, or other facilities or 
establishments within the jurisdiction of the 
United States; or 
‘‘(ii) establishes or procures any office, 
headquarters, premises, or other facilities or 
establishments within the jurisdiction of the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to any defendant who ceases to engage in the 
conduct described in paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) 
for 5 consecutive calendar years.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 665 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5954 
[Report No. 115–858] 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify 
the meaning of the terms ‘‘act of war’’ and 
‘‘blocked asset’’, and for other purposes. 
JULY 23, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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