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1 S. 2132, Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019, as Reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 21, 2019 1 (November 12, 2019)

handle is hein.congrec/cbopsecy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: j Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate November 12, 2019 By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars 2020 2020-2024 2020-2029 Direct Spending (Outlays) 0 0 0 Revenues Increase or Decrease (=) in the Deficit 0 0 0 0 0 0 Under current law, U.S. citizens who are victims of international terrorism can sue in a U.S. district court to obtain compensatory and punitive damages from those who commit, aid, or abet terrorist activity. Terrorist entities, organizations, or foreign states that support terrorism are subject to the jurisdiction of federal courts if they meet certain conditions, including accepting assistance from the United States or maintaining an office or establishment within the United States. S. 2132 would change the criteria for establishing jurisdiction over terrorist entities if the defendant in a case is the Palestinian Authority (PA), the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), or any organization or entity that represents Palestine in connection with official business of the United Nations. The bill would establish federal jurisdiction over a defendant-and therefore enable U.S. victims to file suit-if the entity: Makes any payment to an individual (or to his or her family) who has been tried or pleaded guilty to an act of terrorism that injured or killed a U.S. national and has subsequently been imprisoned for that act, Conducts any activity while physically present in the United States on behalf of the PA or the PLO, or See also CBO's Cost Estimates Explained, www,cbo.gov/publication/54437; How CBO Prepares Cost Estimates, www.cbo.gov/publication/53519; and Glossary, www.cbo~govipublication/42904.

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