[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5535 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5535

To amend title 18, United States Code, to exclude foreign governmental 
entities from suing under the treble damages portion of its civil RICO 
                              provisions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 2006

Mr. Sensenbrenner introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to exclude foreign governmental 
entities from suing under the treble damages portion of its civil RICO 
                              provisions.

    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 ``Prevention of Civil RICO Abuse Act 
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. RICO AMENDMENT.

    Section 1964(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``A foreign governmental entity may 
not sue under this subsection.''.
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