#aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bicd ,,an ,,act ,to limit the availability of civil actions affected by ,united ,states sanctions4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protecting ,americans from ,russian ,litigation ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to ensure that ,united ,states persons are not disadvantaged for actions or omissions undertaken to comply with ,united ,states sanctions or export controls2 and 7#b7 to ensure that foreign persons1 or persons acting on their behalf1 cannot obtain compensation for any action related to ,united ,states persons attempting in good faith to comply with their obligations under ,united ,states sanctions or export controls4 #c4 ,limitation on civil actions affected by ,united ,states sanctions 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #aaa of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #affj4 ,limitation on civil actions affected by ,united ,states sanctions 7a7 ,limitation ,notwithstanding any provision of law1 no person 7other than the ,united ,states or a person acting on behalf of the ,united ,states7 may bring a civil action in ,federal or ,state court to enforce any foreign judgment or foreign arbitral award arising from a claim where-- 7#a7 the underlying conduct or circumstances giving rise to the claim resulted from actions to comply with ,united ,states sanctions impeding the performance of a contract2 or 7#b7 the court or tribunal issuing the judgment or arbitral award asserted jurisdiction based1 in whole or in part1 on the imposition of ,united ,states sanctions or export controls 7or any foreign law enacted in response to the imposition of ,united ,states sanctions or export controls74 7b7 ,removal and dismissal ,an action to recognize or enforce a foreign judgment or foreign arbitral award described in subsection 7a7 may be removed by any defendant to the appropriate ,united ,states district court1 which shall dismiss the action4 7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section may be construed to limit-- 7#a7 the authority of the ,president1 any delegate of the ,president 7including the ,office of ,foreign ,assets ,control of the ,department of the ,treasury71 or any other officer or official of the ,united ,states to bring any action or exercise any responsibility under any applicable ,state or ,federal law2 7#b7 any right1 remedy1 or cause of action available to a victim of international terrorism1 torture1 extrajudicial killing1 aircraft sabotage1 or hostage taking1 who is1 or was at the time of the victim's injury1 a national of the ,united ,states1 a member of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces1 an employee of the ,united ,states ,government1 or an individual performing a contract awarded by the ,united ,states ,government acting within the scope of the individual's employment1 or a family member of any such victim1 under any applicable ,state or ,federal law1 including-- 7,a7 chapter #ig of this title2 7,b7 chapter #aac;,b of title #ah2 and 7,c7 the ,iran ,threat ,reduction and ,syria ,human ,rights ,act of #bjab 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hgja et seq47 and any other laws providing for the application of sanctions with respect to ,iran or ,syria2 7#c7 any right1 remedy1 or cause of action available to any party arising under or relating to the party's contractual rights 7other than an action to enforce a foreign judgment or foreign arbitral award described in subsection 7a77 where the parties agreed to resolve all disputes by litigation in a ,state or ,federal court within the ,united ,states or by arbitration within the ,united ,states2 or 7#d7 any other right1 remedy1 or cause of action available to any party arising under ,state or ,federal law 7other than an action to enforce a foreign judgment or foreign arbitral award described in subsection 7a77 where the underlying conduct or circumstances giving rise to the claim resulted from the imposition of ,united ,states sanctions or export controls4 7d7 ,united states sanctions defined ,in this section3 7#a7 ,in general ,the term ,united ,states sanctions means any prohibition1 restriction1 or condition on transactions involving any property in which any foreign country or national thereof has any interest that is imposed by the ,united ,states to address threats to the national security1 foreign policy1 or economy of the ,united ,states pursuant to-- 7,a7 section #bjc of the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb72 or 7,b7 any other provision of law1 including any provision of law relating to export controls4 7#b7 ,duties ,the term ,united ,states sanctions does not include the imposition of a duty on the importation of goods4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #afei the following new item3 #affj4 ,limitation on civil actions affected by ,united ,states sanctions4 4 7c7 ,application ,section #affj of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a71 applies with respect to civil actions pending on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,passed the ,senate ,april #bh1 #bjbf4,secretary