119-s1487

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1487 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1487

 To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify that international 
organizations are not immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the 
 United States in certain cases related to terrorism.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 10, 2025

Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Budd, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Daines, 
 Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Schmitt) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
 Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify that international 
organizations are not immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the 
 United States in certain cases related to terrorism.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Limiting Immunity for Assisting 
Backers of Lethal Extremism Act'' or the ``LIABLE Act''.

SEC. 2. TERRORISM EXCEPTION TO THE JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITY OF AN 
 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Part IV of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after chapter 97 the following:

``CHAPTER 97A--JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

``Sec.
``1621. Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of an 
 international organization.
``

Sec. 1621. Terrorism exception to the jurisdictional immunity of an 
 international organization
 ``

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:
 ``

    (1) Aircraft sabotage; armed forces; extrajudicial 
 killing; hostage taking; material support or resources; 
 national of the united states.--The terms `aircraft sabotage', 
 `armed forces', `extrajudicial killing', `hostage taking', 
 `material support or resources', and `national of the United 
 States' have the meanings given the terms in 

section 1605A.
 ``

    (2) International organization.--The term `international 
 organization'--
 ``
        (A) has the meaning given the term in 

section 1 
 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 
 U.S.C. 288); and
 ``
        (B) includes agencies or affiliated entities of 
 organizations described in that section.
 ``

    (b) Exception.--
 ``

    (1) No immunity.--An international organization shall not 
 be immune from the jurisdiction of courts of the United States 
 or of the States in any case not otherwise covered by the 
 International Organizations Immunity Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et 
 seq.) in which money damages are sought against an 
 international organization for personal injury or death that 
 was caused by an act of torture, extrajudicial killing, 
 aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, or the provision of material 
 support or resources for such an act if such act or provision 
 of material support or resources is engaged in by an official, 
 employee, or agent of such international organization while 
 acting within the scope of his or her office, employment, or 
 agency.
 ``

    (2) Claim heard.--The court shall hear a claim under this 
 section if--
 ``
        (A) the international organization conspired 
 with, materially supported, or otherwise aided and 
 abetted an organization designated as a foreign 
 terrorist organization under 

section 219 of the 
 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); and
 ``
        (B)
            (i) the claimant or the victim was, at the 
 time the act described in paragraph

    (1) occurred--
 ``
            (I) a national of the United States;
 ``
            (II) a member of the armed forces; and
 ``
            (III) otherwise an employee of the 
 Government of the United States, or of an 
 individual performing a contract awarded by the 
 United States Government, acting within the 
 scope of the employment of the employee; or
 ``
            (ii) the international organization is based in 
 or has a substantial presence in the United States.
 ``
            (c) Limitations.--An action may be brought or maintained under 
this section if the action is commenced not later than 20 years after 
the date on which the cause of action arose.''.

    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for 
part IV of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to chapter 97 the following:

``97A. Jurisdictional immunities of international 1621''.
 organizations.
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