[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 112 (Tuesday, July 12, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CLARIFYING AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE TERRORISM VICTIMS EQUITY ACT
Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the immediate
consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. 3394) to amend the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to allow for the use of certain
assets of foreign persons and entities to satisfy certain judgments
against terrorist parties, and for other purposes.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Virginia?
There was no objection.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 3394
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 ``Clarifying Amendment to
Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act'' or the ``CAPTIVE
Act''.
SEC. 2. USE OF BLOCKED ASSETS TO SATISFY JUDGMENTS OF U.S.
PERSONS AGAINST TERRORIST PARTIES.
Section 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002
(28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``means'';
(B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows:
``(A) means any asset seized or frozen by the United States
under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act (50
U.S.C. App. 5(b)), under sections 202 and 203 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701;
1702), or under section 805(b) of the Foreign Narcotics
Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1904(b)); and'';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) Person.--In subsection (a), the term `person' means--
``(A) a natural person who, at the time the act of
terrorism described in subsection (a) was committed upon
which the judgment described in such subsection was obtained
by that person, was either--
``(i) a national of the United States as defined in section
101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(22));
``(ii) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States;
or
``(iii) otherwise an employee of the Government of the
United States, or of an individual performing a contract
awarded by the United States Government, acting within the
scope of the employee's employment; or
``(B) if the person described in subparagraph (A) is
deceased, the personal representative of the estate of that
deceased person.''.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
The amendments made by this Act apply to any judgment
described in section 201(a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance
Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) that is entered before, on,
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Amendment Offered by Mr. Goodlatte
Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. Goodlatte:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clarifying Amendment to
Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act'' or the ``CAPTIVE
Act''.
SEC. 2. USE OF BLOCKED ASSETS TO SATISFY JUDGMENTS OF U.S.
PERSONS AGAINST TERRORIST PARTIES.
Section 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002
(28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``means'';
(B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows:
``(A) means any asset seized or frozen by the United States
under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act (50
U.S.C. App. 5(b)), under sections 202 and 203 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701;
1702), or under section 805(b) of the Foreign Narcotics
Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1904(b)); and'';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) Person.--In subsection (a), the term `person' means--
``(A) a natural person who, at the time the act of
terrorism described in subsection (a) was committed upon
which the judgment described in such subsection was obtained
by that person, was either--
``(i) a national of the United States as defined in section
101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(22));
``(ii) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States;
or
``(iii) otherwise an employee of the Government of the
United States, or of an individual performing a contract
awarded by the United States Government, acting within the
scope of the employee's employment; or
``(B) if the person described in subparagraph (A) is
deceased, the personal representative of the estate of that
deceased person.''.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
The amendments made by this Act apply to any judgment
described in section 201(a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance
Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) that is entered before, on,
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Mr. GOODLATTE (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous
consent that the reading be dispensed with.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Virginia?
There was no objection.
The amendment was agreed to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the
table.
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