H.R. 3394 — what changed

changed Section 201(a) 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: “For purposes of this section, the blocked assets of a terrorist party are subject to execution or attachment in aid of execution in order to satisfy such judgment regardless of whether the terrorist party ceases to be a terrorist party after such judgment is entered.”.amended—

added “(A) means any asset seized or frozen by the United States under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b)), under sections 202 and 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701; 1702), or under section 805(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1904(b)); and”

added “(4) Person—In subsection (a), the term “person” means—

added “(A) a natural person who, at the time the act of terrorism described in subsection (a) was committed upon which the judgment described in such subsection was obtained by that person, was either—

added “(i) a national of the United States as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22));

added “(ii) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; or

added “(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 employee’s employment; or

added “(B) if the person described in subparagraph (A) is deceased, the personal representative of the estate of that deceased person.”

changed Section 201(d) The amendments made by this Act apply to any judgment described in section 201(a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) that is amended—entered before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

removed “(A) means any asset seized or frozen by the United States under section 5(b) of the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b)), under sections 202 and 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701; 1702), or under section 805(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 U.S.C. 1904(b)); and”

removed “(4) Person—In subsection (a), the term “person” means a person who, at the time the act of terrorism described in subsection (a) was committed upon which the judgment described in such subsection was obtained by that person, was either—

removed “(A) a national of the United States as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22));

removed “(B) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; or

removed “(C) 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 employee’s employment.”