    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 115-253
    115th Congress

    An Act

    To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of the
    terms ``act of war'' and ``blocked asset'', and for other
    purposes. <>

    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)).''.

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    (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.''.

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    (b) <>  Applicability.--The amendments made
    by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

    Approved October 3, 2018.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 2946 (H.R. 5954):
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-858 (Comm. on the Judiciary) accompanying
    H.R. 5954.
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):
    Aug. 22, considered and passed Senate.
    Sept. 13, considered and passed House.