[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 82 (Thursday, June 10, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S6857]
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      By Mr. ASHCROFT (for himself, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
        Schumer, Mr. Burns, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Specter):
  S. 1199. A bill to require the Secretary of State to report on United 
States citizens injured or killed by certain terrorist groups; to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations.
  Mr. ASHCROFT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 1199

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. REPORT ON TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN WHICH UNITED 
                   STATES CITIZENS WERE KILLED AND RELATED 
                   MATTERS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 1999, and every 
     6 months thereafter, the Secretary of State shall prepare and 
     submit a report, with a classified annex as necessary, to the 
     appropriate congressional committees regarding terrorist 
     attacks in Israel, in territory administered by Israel, and 
     in territory administered by the Palestinian Authority. The 
     report shall contain the following information:
       (1) A list of formal commitments the Palestinian Authority 
     has made to combat terrorism.
       (2) A list of terrorist attacks, occurring between October 
     1, 1992 and the date of the report, against Israeli or United 
     States citizens in Israel, in territory administered by 
     Israel, or in territory administered by the Palestinian 
     Authority, including--
       (A) a list of all citizens of the United States killed or 
     injured in such attacks;
       (B) a list of all citizens of Israel killed or injured in 
     such attacks;
       (C) the date of each attack, the total number of people 
     killed or injured in each attack, and the name and 
     nationality of each victim;
       (D) the person or group claiming responsibility for the 
     attack and where such person or group has found refuge or 
     support;
       (E) a list of suspects implicated in each attack and the 
     nationality of each suspect, including information on--
       (i) which suspects are in the custody of the Palestinian 
     Authority and which suspects are in the custody of Israel;
       (ii) which suspects are still at large in areas controlled 
     by the Palestinian Authority or Israel; and
       (iii) the whereabouts (or suspected whereabouts) of 
     suspects implicated in each attack.
       (3) Of the suspects implicated in the attacks described in 
     paragraph (2) and detained by Palestinian or Israeli 
     authorities, information on--
       (A) the date each suspect was incarcerated;
       (B) whether any suspects have been released, the date of 
     such release, whether the Secretary considers the release 
     justified based on the evidence against the suspect, and 
     whether any released suspect was implicated in subsequent 
     acts of terrorism; and
       (C) the status of each case pending against a suspect, 
     including information on whether the suspect has been 
     indicted, prosecuted, or convicted by the Palestinian 
     Authority or Israel.
       (4) Statistics on the release by the Palestinian Authority 
     of terrorist suspects compared to the release of suspects in 
     other violent crimes.
       (5) The policy of the Department of State with respect to 
     offering rewards for information on terrorist suspects, 
     including any determination by the Department of State as to 
     whether a reward should be posted for suspects involved in 
     terrorist attacks in which United States citizens were either 
     killed or injured, and, if not, an explanation of why a 
     reward should not or has not been posted for a particular 
     suspect.
       (6) A list of each request by the United States for 
     assistance in investigating terrorist attacks against United 
     States citizens, a list of each request by the United States 
     for the transfer of terrorist suspects from the Palestinian 
     Authority and Israel, and the response to each request from 
     the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
       (7) A list of meetings and trips made by United States 
     officials to the Middle East to investigate cases of 
     terrorist attacks in the 7 years preceding the date of the 
     report.
       (8) A list of any terrorist suspects or those aiding 
     terrorists who are members of Palestinian police or security 
     forces, the Palestine Liberation Organization, or any 
     Palestinian governing body.
       (9) A list of all United States citizens killed or injured 
     in terrorist attacks in Israel or in territory administered 
     by Israel between 1948 and October 1, 1992, and a 
     comprehensive list of all suspects involved in such attacks 
     and their whereabouts.
       (10) The amount of compensation the United States has 
     requested for United States citizens, or their families, 
     injured or killed in attacks by terrorists in Israel, in 
     territory administered by Israel, or in territory 
     administered by the Palestine Authority, and, if no 
     compensation has been requested, an explanation of why such 
     requests have not been made.
       (b) Consultation With Other Departments.--The Secretary of 
     State shall, in preparing the report required by this 
     section, consult and coordinate with all other Government 
     officials who have information necessary to complete the 
     report.
       (c) Initial Report.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (a)(9), the initial report filed under this section shall 
     cover the 7 years preceding October 1, 1999.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     Committee'' means the Committees on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the 
     House of Representatives.
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