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<dc:title>113 S2779 PCS: Expatriate Terrorists Act</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2014-09-08</dc:date>
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		<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code>
		<calendar>Calendar No. 554</calendar><congress>113th CONGRESS</congress><session>2d Session</session>
		<legis-num>S. 2779</legis-num>
		<current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
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			<action-date date="20140908">September 8, 2014</action-date>
			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S355">Mr. Cruz</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="S153">Mr. Grassley</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time</action-desc>
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		<action><action-date>September 9, 2014</action-date><action-desc>Read the second time and placed on the calendar</action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
		<official-title>To amend section 349 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem specified activities in support
			 of terrorism as renunciation of United States nationality.</official-title>
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	<legis-body><section id="id277D4EDF120D49F79D27C7DC04133E3E" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Expatriate Terrorists Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="id7C212272237444A58DDC56635594ACA7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Loss of nationality due to support of terrorism</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1481">8 U.S.C. 1481(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="idD709B85057FA48929D7D2F92D6BA4050"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1E9F201C6E7245E08C331375958835B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text><subparagraph id="id45961495C1444535B3F4C83A90C7ED26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or a political subdivision thereof</quote> and inserting <quote>, a political subdivision thereof, or a designated foreign terrorist organization</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5C358AEA643C4B0EBEDD696D20DE79A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1A6C18CDFD7645B8A8846AB0CEC5DA44"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text><subparagraph id="id9F838D56339A40ECBA3FA4C1B0D0AED3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>if</quote> and inserting <quote>or a designated foreign terrorist organization if—</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF3002F3044C04F4EA290663D2B937892"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>, or</quote> and inserting <quote>or intentionally targeting nationals of the United States for acts of terror; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7D0B709E0A5F480AAD43D4BBD3442C61"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0764BF112DCB4F3E992AAE026481C8B0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8),
			 respectively;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id793580C5CD37434A980665E8175CDDBB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD387D2E4FA3349199E1B063E666A4B0A" style="OLC"><paragraph id="id1fcccd663f794ab990162c0740f7982e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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—</text><subparagraph id="idCCDC2B2C1C504CBE99BFD20A5BD6BED0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will engage in hostilities against the United States; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE9C0D0772D4847DDB6C3554E26030999"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will commit acts of terror against the United States or nationals of the United States;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idDE929370EC0B4E3CB08E1E7BF39AE48C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), as redesignated—</text><subparagraph id="id65A0424242B8417BA14EAB0AF01F5665"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>he</quote> and inserting <quote>the person knowingly</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38B44012335443908301674FF73FF933"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>allegiance is required; or</quote> and inserting <quote>allegiance to the foreign state or political subdivision is required;</quote>; and</text>
				</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB49D00F3E4494B58A4098D1B889421A9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), as redesignated, by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end.</text></paragraph></section></legis-body>
	<endorsement><action-date>September 9, 2014</action-date><action-desc>Read the second time and placed on the calendar</action-desc></endorsement></bill>


