[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 153 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H8245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ANTI-TERRORISM CLARIFICATION ACT OF 2018
Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the
Speaker's table the bill (S. 2946) to amend title 18, United States
Code, to clarify the meaning of the terms ``act of war'' and ``blocked
asset'', and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate
consideration in the House.
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:
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 title 31, 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) Applicability.--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 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.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 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--
``(A) after the date that is 120 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, accepts--
``(i) any form of assistance, however provided, under
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.);
``(ii) any form of assistance, however provided, under
section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2291) for international narcotics control and law
enforcement; or
``(iii) any form of assistance, however provided, under
chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2349bb et seq.); or
``(B) 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) after the date that is 120 days after
the date of enactment of this subsection--
``(i) continues to maintain any office, headquarters,
premises, or other facilities or establishments within the
jurisdiction of the United States; or
``(ii) establishes or procures any office, headquarters,
premises, or other facilities or establishments within the
jurisdiction of the United States.
``(2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
defendant who ceases to engage in the conduct described in
paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) for 5 consecutive calendar
years.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
The bill was ordered to be 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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