,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #daee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #e1 #bjbb,mr4     
,durb9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,br[n7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to au?orize   
extrat]ritorial jurisdiction4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ali5  
,tort ,/atute ,cl>ification ,act4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,s9ce its f\nd+1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has be5
 a propon5t ( int]national law & a      
*ampion ( univ]sal human rights4        
,section #acej ( title #bh1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z 
! ,ali5 ,tort ,/atute71 orig9ally enact$
 z "p ( ! ,act entitl$ ,an ,act to      
e/abli% ! judicial c\rts ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 approv$ ,septemb] #bd1 #aghi 7#a
 ,/at4 #gc71 cont9ues to s]ve important 
purposes 9 provid+ rem$ies to victims ( 
violations ( int]national law & = hold+ 
p]petrators ( human rights violations   

acc\ntable4  7#b7 ,"s int]national law  
violations h be5 address$ 9 "p by o!r   
/atutes4 ,b ! ,ali5 ,tort ,/atute rema9s
 an important tool = address+           
int]national law violations4  7#c7      
,human rights abus]s cont9ue to seek    
refuge 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ =eign 
gov]nm5t & milit>y (ficials & lead]s (  
dea? squads & o!r viol5t gr\ps4 ,?is    
und]m9es ! /&+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its  
capacity to speak ) au?ority on matt]s (
 human rights4  7#d7 ,:5 corporations   
commit or aid & abet human rights       
violations directly & ?r\gh _! supply   
*a9s1 !y %\ld be held acc\ntable4 ,fail+
 to d s erodes ! =eign policy int]e/s ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! priorities (        
,congress4  7#e7 ,impunity =            
corporations :o violate human rights    
unfairly disadvantages bus9esses t      
respect & uphold human rights4          
,companies t respect human rights %\ld h
 a level play+ field ) companies t d n1 
su* z ^? t w\ld cont9ue to d bus9ess 9  
areas ( ! _w kn[n = mass atrocities or  

w> crimes1 includ+ ! ,x9jiang region ( !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a or 9 ! ,russian  
,f$]ation amid/ ! ongo+ invasion (      
,ukra9e4  7#f7 ,9 _m c\ntries :]e human 
rights abuses occur1 victims are unable 
to obta9 ju/ice because ( ongo+         
conflicts & viol5ce1 corruption1 &      
inadequate rule ( law4 ,9 _m su* cases1 
a suit "u ! ,ali5 ,tort ,/atute is !    
only option = r$ress & acc\ntability4   
7#g7 ,! int]national law violations =   
:i* ! ,ali5 ,tort ,/atute provides a    
rem$y are univ]sal & ! ,ali5 ,tort      
,/atute is a te/am5t to ! rule ( law 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#h7 ,! ,ali5 ,tort    
,/atute %\ld be available aga9/ ^?      
responsible = human rights abuses :5ev] 
!y are subject to p]sonal jurisdiction 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 reg>dless ( :]e !     
abuse occurr$4  #c4 ,extrat]ritorial    
jurisdiction ,section #acej ( title #bh1
 ,unit$ ,/ate ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
ins]t+ 7a7 ,9 g5]al4-- be=e ,! di/rict2 
&  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7 
,extrat]ritorial jurisdiction ,9        

addition to any dome/ic or              
extrat]ritorial jurisdiction o!rwise    
provid$ by law1 ! di/rict c\rts ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates h extrat]ritorial         
jurisdiction ov] any tort describ$ 9    
subsection 7a7 if-- 7#a7 an alleg$      
def5dant is a national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 or an ali5 lawfully admitt$ = p]man5t  
resid5ce 7z ^? t]ms are def9$ 9 section 
#aja ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja772 or  7#b7 an 
alleg$ def5dant is pres5t 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 irrespective ( ! nationality ( !
 alleg$ def5dant4  4