,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cefg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ah1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
au?orize ! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
to issue lett]s ( m>que & reprisal )    
respect to acts ( aggression aga9/ !    
,unit$ ,/ates by a memb] ( a c>tel1 or a
 memb] ( a c>tel-l9k$ organization1 or  
any conspirator associat$ ) a c>tel1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,c>tel ,m>que &    
,reprisal ,au?orization ,act ( #bjbe4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,article ,i1 section #h ( !        
,con/itution grants ! ,congress ! p[] to
 grant lett]s ( m>que & reprisal to     
puni%1 det]1 & prev5t ! acts (          
aggression & depr$ations & o!r acts ( w>
 committ$ by c>tel conspirators4  7#b7  
,c>tels pres5t an unusual & extraord9>y 
?reat to national security & =eign      
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,issuance

 ( lett]s ( m>que & reprisal  7a7       
,au?ority ( ,presid5t ,! ,presid5t ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates is au?oriz$ & reque/$ to  
commission1 "u (ficially issu$ lett]s ( 
m>que & reprisal1 s _m ( privately arm$ 
& equipp$ p]sons & entities z1 9 !      
judgm5t ( ! ,presid5t1 ! s]vice may     
require1 ) suitable in/ructions to !    
lead]s !re(1 to employ all means        
reasonably necess>y to seize outside !  
geographic b\nd>ies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
its t]ritories ! p]son & prop]ty ( any  
individual :o ! ,presid5t det]m9es is a 
memb] ( a c>tel1 a memb] ( a c>tel-l9k$ 
organization1 or a conspirator associat$
 ) a c>tel or a c>tel-l9k$ organization1
 :o is responsible = an act ( aggression
 aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,security  
,bonds ,no lett] ( m>que & reprisal %all
 be issu$ by ! ,presid5t )\t requir+ !  
po/+ ( a security bond 9 su* am\nt z !  
,presid5t %all det]m9e is suffici5t to  
ensure t ! lett] be execut$ accord+ to !
 t]ms & conditions !re(4  7c7 ,def9ition
 ( c>tel ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m c>tel    

means an organization t-- 7#a7 is       
describ$ 9 section #a ( ! ,executive    
ord] titl$ ,designat+ ,c>tels ,& ,o!r   
,organizations ,z ,=eign ,t]rori/       
,organizations & ,specially ,designat$  
,global ,t]rori/s & dat$ ,janu>y #bj1   
#bjbe2 or  7#b7 is a transnational      
crim9al organization "u ! mean+ giv5 t  
t]m 9 section #cjjc7e7 ( ! ,public ,law 
#aah-ej 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #bcda7e774