[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6223 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6223

 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that a national of 
the United States may only bring a claim against a foreign state for an 
 injury which was caused by international terrorism and which occurred 
             on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2016

 Mr. Issa (for himself and Mr. Vargas) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that a national of 
the United States may only bring a claim against a foreign state for an 
 injury which was caused by international terrorism and which occurred 
             on September 11, 2001, 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 ``Safeguarding America's Armed Forces 
and Effectiveness Act'' or the ``SAAFE Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CLAIMS BY NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST 
              FOREIGN STATES ARISING OUT OF INJURY CAUSED BY 
              INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1605B(b) of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after ``occurring in the United States'' the 
following: ``on September 11, 2001''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7(2) of the Justice Against 
Sponsors of Terrorism Act is amended by striking ``on or after 
September 11, 2001'' and inserting ``on September 11, 2001''.
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