Title: Define it to Fight it Act of 2017
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Define it to Fight it Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of State to withhold 10% of U.S. contributions to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United Nations (U.N.) until the U.N. adopts a definition of international terrorism concurrent with U.S. laws.
"International terrorism" means terrorism involving one or more citizens of a country, or the territory of one or more countries, if the government of any such country consents to, or with knowledge, allows, tolerates, or disregards the activities of that citizen or that use of the territory, including its use as a transit point.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3797 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3797

   To withhold United States contributions to the regularly assessed 
biennial budget of the United Nations until the United Nations adopts a 
definition of ``international terrorism'' concurrent with United States 
                     laws, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2017

  Mr. Walker introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To withhold United States contributions to the regularly assessed 
biennial budget of the United Nations until the United Nations adopts a 
definition of ``international terrorism'' concurrent with United States 
                     laws, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Define it to Fight it Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of State shall withhold ten percent of United States 
contributions to the regularly assessed biennial budget of the United 
Nations until such time as the United Nations adopts a definition of 
``international terrorism'' that is concurrent with United States laws.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Contributions withheld pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall be returned to the general fund of the Treasury to be used 
for debt reduction purposes.
    (c) Definitions.--
            (1) International terrorism.--The term ``international 
        terrorism'' means terrorism involving--
                    (A) one or more citizens of a country; or
                    (B) the territory of one or more countries,
        if the government of any such country consents to, or with 
        knowledge, allows, tolerates, or disregards the activities of 
        any such citizen or such use of the territory of any such 
        country, including using such territory as a transit point.
            (2) Terrorism.--The term ``terrorism'' means premeditated, 
        politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant 
        targets by an individual, subnational group, or clandestine 
        agent, and includes activities relating to terrorism, including 
        training, fund-raising, financing, or recruitment.
            (3) Territory.--The term ``territory'' means the land, 
        water, or airspace of a country.
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