Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5954
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2018-05-24
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Crime victims

Foreign aid and international relief

Jurisdiction and venue

Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Anti-terrorism Clarification Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to make three changes to provisions governing civil claims for damages resulting from an act of international terrorism.</p> <p>First, the bill narrows the limitation on such claims that occur during an act of war. Current law bars claims for international terrorism that occur during an armed conflict between military forces. This bill specifies that designated foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists are not military forces.</p> <p>Second, the bill makes available any asset of a terrorist party seized or frozen under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act for the satisfaction of court-awarded judgments against the terrorist party.</p> <p>Third, it allows federal courts to exercise personal jurisdiction over a foreign non-state defendant that accepts benefits from the United States (e.g., foreign assistance).</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5954 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 meaning of the terms act of war and blocked asset , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 . 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 Terrorist (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 (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 commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Satisfaction of judgments against terrorists (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 judgments 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 include 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. 4. Consent of certain parties to personal jurisdiction (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 jurisdiction For purposes of any civil action under section 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— (1) after the date of enactment of this subsection, 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 continues 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 establishments 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.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5954 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of the terms act of war and blocked asset , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 . 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 terrorist (as such term is defined in section 594.310 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations) by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury; or (B) has been determined by the court to not be a military force . . (b) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall apply to any civil action pending on or commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Satisfaction of judgments against terrorists (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 judgments 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 include 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. 4. Consent of certain parties to personal jurisdiction (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 jurisdiction (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of any civil action under section 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, accepts— (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.); (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 enforcement; or (iii) any form of assistance, however provided, under chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2349bb et seq.); or (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.

Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 527 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5954 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2018 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of the terms act of war and blocked asset , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 . 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 terrorist (as such term is defined in section 594.310 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations) by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury; or (B) has been determined by the court to not be a military force . . (b) Applicability The amendments made by this section shall apply to any civil action pending on or commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Satisfaction of judgments against terrorists (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 judgments 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 include 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. 4. Consent of certain parties to personal jurisdiction (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 jurisdiction (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of any civil action under section 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, accepts— (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.); (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 enforcement; or (iii) any form of assistance, however provided, under chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2349bb et seq.); or (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.

Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

July 24, 2018 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 665 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5954 [Report No. 115–858] 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 . 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 Terrorist (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 (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 commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Satisfaction of judgments against terrorists (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 judgments 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 include 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. 4. Consent of certain parties to personal jurisdiction (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 jurisdiction (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of any civil action under section 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, accepts— (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 enforcement; or (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.

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