[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 751 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 751

 To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards for information on 
the kidnapping and murder of James Foley, Peter Kassig, Steven Sotloff, 
or the kidnapping and murder of any other citizen of the United States 
                  by a foreign terrorist organization.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2015

Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Cook, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Zinke, 
   Mr. Salmon, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Duncan of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Ms. McSally, Mr. Babin, Mr. 
Farenthold, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Blum, 
 Mr. Clawson of Florida, Ms. Kuster, and Mr. McKinley) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards for information on 
the kidnapping and murder of James Foley, Peter Kassig, Steven Sotloff, 
or the kidnapping and murder of any other citizen of the United States 
                  by a foreign terrorist organization.

    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 ``Bringing Terrorists to Justice 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REWARDS AUTHORIZED.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with the Rewards for Justice program 
authorized under section 36(b) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)), the Secretary of State 
shall offer a reward to any individual who furnishes information 
leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual 
for committing, conspiring or attempting to commit, or aiding or 
abetting in the commission of--
            (1) the kidnapping and murder of James Foley, Peter Kassig, 
        or Steven Sotloff; or
            (2) the kidnapping and murder, on or after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, of any other citizen of the United 
        States by a foreign terrorist organization.
    (b) Limitations.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall not offer a 
        reward under subsection (a) in connection with the kidnapping 
        and murder of a citizen of the United States described in 
        subsection (a)(2) who the Secretary of State determines was 
        affiliated with or supportive of a foreign terrorist 
        organization.
            (2) Total amount of rewards.--The total amount of rewards 
        offered under subsection (a) in connection with the kidnapping 
        and murder of any one of the individuals named in such 
        subsection or any other citizen of the United States described 
        in such subsection may not exceed $5,000,000.
    (c) Foreign Terrorist Organization.--The term ``foreign terrorist 
organization'' means an organization designated by the Secretary of 
State as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with section 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
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