[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 112 (Tuesday, July 12, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4697]
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      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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