[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2900 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2900

  To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards for information 
   found on social media that lead to the arrest or conviction of an 
   individual involved in the planning of an act of terrorism in the 
                             United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 9, 2016

  Mr. Schumer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards for information 
   found on social media that lead to the arrest or conviction of an 
   individual involved in the planning of an act of terrorism in the 
                             United States.

    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 ``Preventing Terrorism Through Social 
Media Act of 2016''.

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 have the discretion to offer a reward of at least $25,000 to any 
individual who furnishes information found on social media 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 an act of terrorism in the United States.
    (b) Total Awards for an Individual.--The total amount of rewards 
offered under subsection (a) may not exceed $5,000,000.
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