Expatriate Terrorists Act

Bill: 113-hr-5450
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2014-09-11
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization

Immigration status and procedures

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expatriate Terrorists Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among the grounds for loss of U.S. nationality by a native-born or naturalized citizen: </p> <ul> <li>taking an oath or making a declaration of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization after attaining the age of 18; or </li> <li>becoming a member of or providing training or material assistance to any foreign terrorist organization that such person knows or has reason to know will engage in hostilities against the United States, or will commit acts of terror against the United States or U.S. nationals.</li> </ul> <p>Adds to the conditions referring to service in the armed forces of a foreign state or a foreign terrorist organization that such armed forces are engaged in hostilities against the United States (as under current law) or intentionally targeting U.S. nationals for acts of terror.</p> <p>Declares that there shall be a loss of nationality by accepting, serving in, or performing the duties of an office, post, or employment under the government of a foreign state or a political subdivision after attaining the age of 18 if the person (under current law, a man) knowingly has or acquires the nationality of such foreign state (while current law does not require a knowing state of mind).</p> <p>Declares also that there shall be a loss of nationality by accepting, serving in, or performing the duties of an office, post, or employment under the government of a foreign state or a political subdivision after attaining the age of 18 which requires an oath, affirmation, or declaration of allegiance to the foreign state or political subdivision.

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5450 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 11, 2014 Mr. Royce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 349 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem specified activities in support of terrorism as renunciation of United States nationality, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expatriate Terrorists Act . 2. Loss of nationality due to support of terrorism (a) In general Section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1481(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking or a political subdivision thereof and inserting , a political subdivision thereof, or a designated foreign terrorist organization ; and (B) by striking or at the end; (3) in paragraph (3)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking if and inserting or a designated foreign terrorist organization if— ; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking , or and inserting or intentionally targeting nationals of the United States for acts of terror; or ; and (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking or at the end; (4) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; (5) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) becoming a member of, or providing training or material assistance to, any designated foreign terrorist organization that such person knows, or has reason to know— (A) will engage in hostilities against the United States; or (B) will commit acts of terror against the United States or nationals of the United States; ; (6) in paragraph (5), as redesignated— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking he and inserting the person knowingly ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking allegiance is required; or and inserting allegiance to the foreign state or political subdivision is required; ; and (7) in paragraph (6), as redesignated, by striking or at the end. (b) Technical amendments Section 351 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1483 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking (6) and (7) and inserting (7) and (8) ; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking (5) and inserting (6) .