,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bacb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #af1     
#bjai,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,duckworth1 and ,mr4 ,grassley7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to promote security and provide justice
 for ,united ,states victims of         
international terrorism4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,promoting ,security and ,justice for   
,victims of ,terrorism ,act of #bjai4   
#b4 ,facilitation of the settlement of  
terrorism-related claims of nationals of
 the ,united ,states  7a7 ,comprehensive
 process ,to facilitate the resolution  
of ,anti-,terrorism ,act claims ,the    
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,attorney ,general1 shall1 not 
later than #cj days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 develop and     
initiate a comprehensive process for the
 ,department of ,state to facilitate the

 resolution and settlement of covered   
claims4  7b7 ,elements of comprehensive 
process ,the comprehensive process      
developed under subsection 7a7 shall    
include1 at a minimum1 the following3   
7#a7 ,not later than #de days after the 
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,department of ,state shall publish a   
notice in the ,federal ,register        
identifying the method by which a       
national of the ,united ,states1 or a   
representative of a national of the     
,united ,states1 who has a covered      
claim1 may contact the ,department of   
,state to give notice of the covered    
claim4  7#b7 ,not later than #abj days  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 or a    
designee of the ,secretary1 shall meet  
7and make every effort to continue to   
meet on a regular basis thereafter7 with
 any national of the ,united ,states1 or
 a representative of a national of the  
,united ,states1 who has a covered claim
 and has informed the ,department of    

,state of the covered claim using the   
method established pursuant to paragraph
 7#a7 to discuss the status of the      
covered claim1 including the status of  
any settlement discussions with the     
,palestinian ,authority or the          
,palestine ,liberation ,organization4   
7#c7 ,not later than #ahj days after the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 the    
,secretary of ,state1 or a designee of  
the ,secretary1 shall make every effort 
to meet 7and make every effort to       
continue to meet on a regular basis     
thereafter7 with representatives of the 
,palestinian ,authority and the         
,palestine ,liberation ,organization to 
discuss the covered claims identified   
pursuant to subsection 7a7 and potential
 settlement of the covered claims4  7c7 
,report to congress ,the ,secretary of  
,state shall1 not later than #bdj days  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and annually thereafter for #e    
years1 submit to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary and the ,committee on        

,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary and the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the 
,house of ,representatives a report     
describing activities that the          
,department of ,state has undertaken to 
comply with this section1 including     
specific updates regarding paragraphs   
7#b7 and 7#c7 of subsection 7b74  7d7   
,sense of congress ,it is the sense of  
,congress that-- 7#a7 covered claims    
should be resolved in a manner that     
provides just compensation to the       
victims2  7#b7 covered claims should be 
resolved and settled in favor of the    
victim to the fullest extent possible   
and without subjecting victims to       
unnecessary or protracted litigation2   
7#c7 the ,united ,states ,government    
should take all practicable steps to    
facilitate the resolution and settlement
 of all covered claims1 including       
engaging directly with the victims or   
their representatives and the           
,palestinian ,authority and the         

,palestine ,liberation ,organization2   
and  7#d7 the ,united ,states           
,government should strongly urge the    
,palestinian ,authority and the         
,palestine ,liberation ,organization to 
commit to good-faith negotiations to    
resolve and settle all covered claims4  
7e7 ,definition ,in this section1 the   
term covered claim means any pending    
action by1 or final judgment in favor   
of1 a national of the ,united ,states1  
or any action by a national of the      
,united ,states dismissed for lack of   
personal jurisdiction1 under section    
#bccc of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 against the ,palestinian         
,authority or the ,palestine ,liberation
 ,organization4  #c4 ,jurisdictional    
amendments to facilitate resolution of  
terrorism-related claims of nationals of
 the ,united ,states  7a7 ,in general   
,section #bccd7;e7 of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 in subparagraph  
7,a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding      

clause 7i71 by striking after the date  
that is #abj days after the date of     
enactment of this subsection1 accepts   
and inserting after ,january #ca1 #bjai1
 and except as provided in paragraph    
7#c71 enters into a new contract1 grant1
 or other agreement1 or expands the     
scope of or extends in any way an       
existing contract1 grant1 or other      
agreement1 with the ,united ,states     
,government that obligates2  7ii7 in    
clause 7i71 by adding or at the end2    
7iii7 by striking clause 7ii72 and  7iv7
 by redesignating clause 7iii7 as clause
 7ii72 and  7,b7 by striking            
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the     
following3  7,b7 7i7 after #ae days     
after the date of enactment of the      
,promoting ,security and ,justice for   
,victims of ,terrorism ,act of #bjai--  
7,i7 continues to maintain any office1  
headquarters1 premises1 or other        
facilities or establishments in the     
,united ,states2  7,,ii7 establishes or 
procures any office1 headquarters1      

premises1 or other facilities or        
establishments in the ,united ,states2  
or  7,,iii7 conducts any activity while 
physically present in the ,united       
,states on behalf of the ,palestine     
,liberation ,organization or the        
,palestinian ,authority2  7ii7 7,i7     
after #abj days after the date of       
enactment of the ,promoting ,security   
and ,justice for ,victims of ,terrorism 
,act of #bjai1 has not submitted a      
notice of withdrawal from all           
specialized agencies of the ,united     
,nations of which the defendant has the 
same standing as a member state in the  
,united ,nations or any specialized     
agency thereof outside an agreement     
negotiated between ,israel and the      
,palestinians2 or  7,,ii7 after #b years
 after the date of enactment of the     
,promoting ,security and ,justice for   
,victims of ,terrorism ,act of #bjai1   
has the same standing as a member state 
in the ,united ,nations or any          
specialized agency thereof outside an   

agreement negotiated between ,israel and
 the ,palestinians2 or  7iii7 after the 
date of enactment of this clause1 makes1
 renews1 promotes1 or advances any      
application in order to obtain the same 
standing as a member state in the       
,united ,nations or any specialized     
agency thereof1 or accepts such         
standing1 outside an agreement          
negotiated between ,israel and the      
,palestinians4  2 and  7#b7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7#c7 ,exception
 for certain payments and assistance ,in
 determining whether a defendant shall  
be deemed to have consented to personal 
jurisdiction under paragraph 7#a77;,a71 
no court may consider any payment or    
assistance described in section         
#ajjd7;b77#a7 of the ,taylor ,force ,act
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgh;c-#a7;b77#a774    
7#d7 ,exception for certain activities  
and locations ,in determining whether a 
defendant shall be deemed to have       
consented to personal jurisdiction under
 paragraph 7#a77;,b71 no court may      

consider--  7,a7 any office1            
headquarters1 premises1 or other        
facility or establishment used          
exclusively for the purpose of          
conducting official business of the     
,united ,nations2  7,b7 any activity    
undertaken exclusively for the purpose  
of conducting official business of the  
,united ,nations2  7,c7 any activity    
involving officials of the ,united      
,states that the ,secretary of ,state   
determines is in the national security  
interest of the ,united ,states if the  
,secretary reports to the appropriate   
congressional committees annually on the
 use of the authority under this        
subparagraph2  7,d7 any activity        
undertaken exclusively for the purpose  
of meetings with officials of the       
,united ,states or participation in     
training and related activities funded  
or arranged by the ,united ,states      
,government2 or  7,e7 any activity      
related to legal representation-- 7i7   
for matters related to activities       

described in this paragraph2  7ii7 for  
the purpose of adjudicating or resolving
 claims filed in courts of the ,united  
,states2 or  7iii7 to comply with this  
subsection4  7#e7 ,suspension  7,a7 ,in 
general ,in determining whether a       
defendant shall be deemed to have       
consented to personal jurisdiction under
 this subsection1 no court may consider 
assistance under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 if 
such assistance is obligated under any  
new contract1 grant1 or other agreement1
 or expansion of the scope of or        
extension of an existing contract1      
grant1 or other agreement with the      
,united ,states ,government during a    
period in which the ,secretary of       
,state1 in consultation with the        
,attorney ,general1 certifies in writing
 to the ,president pro tempore of the   
,senate and ,speaker of the ,house of   
,representatives that--  7i7 all covered
 claims have been resolved and settled1 
or are proceeding toward settlement     
because the defendant is actively       

engaged in settlement discussions with  
victims who have covered claims2 and    
7ii7 any claims similar to those        
described in section #b ,promoting      
,security and ,justice for ,victims of  
,terrorism ,act of #bjai and that have  
been filed after the date of enactment  
of this paragraph are proceeding toward 
settlement because the defendant is     
actively engaged in settlement          
discussions with victims who have such  
claims4  7,b7 ,recertification ,a       
certification under this paragraph may  
be made for renewable periods of up to  
#a year4  7#f7 ,rule of construction    
,notwithstanding any other law          
7including any treaty71 any office1     
headquarters1 premises1 or other        
facility or establishment within the    
territory of the ,united ,states that is
 not specifically exempted by paragraph 
7#d77;,a7 shall be considered to be in  
the ,united ,states for purposes of     
subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 of paragraph 
7#a77;,b77i74  7#g7 ,sunset ,paragraph  

7#a77;,a7 shall terminate on the date on
 which the ,secretary of ,state1 in     
consultation with the ,attorney         
,general1 certifies in writing to the   
,president pro tempore of the ,senate   
and ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives that--  7,a7 all       
covered claims have been resolved and   
settled in a manner that is satisfactory
 to the parties2 and  7,b7 on or after  
the #b-year period beginning on the date
 of enactment of this paragraph1 there  
are no similar claims under section     
#bccc against a defendant that--  7i7   
were filed on or after the date of      
enactment of this paragraph2 and  7ii7  
that are pending4  7#h7 ,definitions ,in
 this subsection-- 7,a7 the term covered
 claim has the meaning given the term in
 section #b ,promoting ,security and    
,justice for ,victims of ,terrorism ,act
 of #bjai2 and  7,b7 term defendant     
means-- 7i7 the ,palestinian ,authority2
  7ii7 the ,palestine ,liberation       
,organization2  7iii7 any organization  

or other entity that is a successor to  
or affiliated with the ,palestinian     
,authority or the ,palestine ,liberation
 ,organization2 or  7iv7 any            
organization or other entity-- 7,i7     
identified in clause 7i71 7ii71 or      
7iii72 and  7,,ii7 that self-identifies 
as1 holds itself out to be1 or carries  
out conduct in the name of1 the ,state  
of ,palestine or ,palestine in          
connection with official business of the
 ,united ,nations4  4  7b7 ,prior       
consent not abrogated ,the amendments   
made by this section shall not abrogate 
any consent deemed to have been given   
under section #bccd7;e7 of title #ah1   
,united ,states ,code1 as in effect on  
the day before the date of enactment of 
this ,act4