[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4951 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4951

To make technical corrections relating to the Justice Against Sponsors 
                           of Terrorism Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2023

      Mr. Van Drew (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. 
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Kean of New Jersey, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Davis 
of North Carolina, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Lawler, Mr. 
 Gottheimer, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Tony Gonzales of 
   Texas, Mr. Santos, Ms. Meng, Mr. Roy, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
D'Esposito, and Mr. Garbarino) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To make technical corrections relating to the Justice Against Sponsors 
                           of Terrorism Act.

    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 ``Ensuring Justice for Victims of 
Terrorism Act''.

SEC. 2. FOREIGN STATES.

    Section 1605B(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``2333(d)(1) or'' after ``Notwithstanding section''.

SEC. 3. EXECUTION OF JUDGMENTS.

    Section 1610 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ``section 1605A or 
        section 1605(a)(7) (as such section was in effect on January 
        27, 2008)'' and inserting ``section 1605(a)(7) (as in effect on 
        January 27, 2008), 1605A, or 1605B''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``by virtue of 
        section 1605A of this chapter or section 1605(a)(7) of this 
        chapter (as such section was in effect on January 27, 2008)'' 
        and inserting ``under section 1605(a)(7) (as in effect on 
        January 27, 2008), 1605A, or 1605B''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 2331(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``, and including, for purposes of section 2333, any entity 
organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction 
within the United States'' before the semicolon at the end.

SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to any civil action 
pending on, or commenced on or after, the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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