,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bidf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #bd1 #bjah,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,coons1 and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to clarify the meaning of the terms act of war and blocked asset1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,anti-,terrorism ,clarification ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,clarification of the term act of war 7a7 ,in general ,section #bcca of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 the term military force does not include any person that-- 7,a7 has been designated as a-- 7i7 foreign terrorist organization by the ,secretary of ,state under section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi72 or 7ii7 ,specially ,designated ,global ,terrorist 7as such term is defined in section #eid4caj of the ,code of ,federal ,regulations7 by the ,secretary of ,state or the ,secretary of the ,treasury2 or 7,b7 has been determined by the court to not be a military force4 4 7b7 ,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 ,act4 #c4 ,satisfaction of judgments against terrorists 7a7 ,in general ,section #bccc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting at the end following3 7e7 ,use of blocked assets ,to satisfy judgments of ,u4,s4 nationals ,for purposes of section #bja of the ,terrorism ,risk ,insurance ,act of #bjjb 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #afaj note71 in any action in which a national of the ,united ,states has obtained a judgment against a terrorist party pursuant to this section1 the term blocked asset shall include any asset of that terrorist party 7including the blocked assets of any agency or instrumentality of that party7 seized or frozen by the ,united ,states under section #hje7;b7 of the ,foreign ,narcotics ,kingpin ,designation ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #aijd7;b774 4 7b7 ,applicability ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to any judgment entered before1 on1 or after the date of enactment of this ,act4 #d4 ,consent of certain parties to personal jurisdiction 7a7 ,in general ,section #bccd of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,consent of certain parties to personal jurisdiction ,for purposes of any civil action under section #bccc of this title1 a defendant shall be deemed to have consented to personal jurisdiction in such civil action if1 regardless of the date of the occurrence of the act of international terrorism upon which such civil action was filed1 the defendant-- 7#a7 after the date of enactment of this subsection1 accepts-- 7,a7 assistance under chapter #d of part ,,ii of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcdf et seq472 or 7,b7 assistance under section #dha of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bbia7 for international narcotics control and law enforcement2 or 7#b7 in the case of a defendant benefiting from a waiver or suspension of section #ajjc of the ,anti-,terrorism ,act of #aihg 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ebjb7-- 7,a7 after the date that is #abj days after the date of enactment of this subsection1 continues to maintain any office1 headquarters1 premises1 or other facilities or establishments within the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states2 or 7,b7 after the date of enactment of this subsection1 establishes or procures any office1 headquarters1 premises1 or other facilities or establishments within the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states4 4 7b7 ,applicability ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to any civil action filed after the date of enactment of this ,act4