[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 86 (Thursday, May 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2926-S2927]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
        Whitehouse, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Coons, 
        and Mr. Cornyn):
  S. 2946. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the 
meaning of the terms ``act of war'' and ``blocked asset'', and for 
other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 2946

       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 ``Anti-Terrorism Clarification 
     Act of 2018''.

     SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF THE TERM ``ACT OF WAR''.

       (a) In General.--Section 2331 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) the term `military force' does not include any person 
     that--
       ``(A) has been designated as a--
       ``(i) foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of 
     State under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); or
       ``(ii) Specially Designated Global Terrorist (as such term 
     is defined in section 594.310 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations) by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of 
     the Treasury; or
       ``(B) has been determined by the court to not be a 
     `military force'.''.
       (b) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to any civil action pending on or commenced after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3. SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENTS AGAINST TERRORISTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2333 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting at the end following:
       ``(e) Use of Blocked Assets to Satisfy Judgments of U.S. 
     Nationals.--For purposes of section 201 of the Terrorism Risk 
     Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note), in any action in 
     which a national of the United States has obtained a judgment 
     against a

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     terrorist party pursuant to this section, the term `blocked 
     asset' shall include any asset of that terrorist party 
     (including the blocked assets of any agency or 
     instrumentality of that party) seized or frozen by the United 
     States under section 805(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin 
     Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1904(b)).''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any judgment entered before, on, or after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 4. CONSENT OF CERTAIN PARTIES TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 2334 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Consent of Certain Parties to Personal 
     Jurisdiction.--For purposes of any civil action under section 
     2333 of this title, a defendant shall be deemed to have 
     consented to personal jurisdiction in such civil action if, 
     regardless of the date of the occurrence of the act of 
     international terrorism upon which such civil action was 
     filed, the defendant--
       ``(1) after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
     accepts--
       ``(A) assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.); or
       ``(B) assistance under section 481 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291) for international 
     narcotics control and law enforcement; or
       ``(2) in the case of a defendant benefiting from a waiver 
     or suspension of section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 
     1987 (22 U.S.C. 5202)--
       ``(A) after the date that is 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, continues to maintain any 
     office, headquarters, premises, or other facilities or 
     establishments within the jurisdiction of the United States; 
     or
       ``(B) after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
     establishes or procures any office, headquarters, premises, 
     or other facilities or establishments within the jurisdiction 
     of the United States.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any civil action filed after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
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