[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 1199 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1199
To require the Secretary of State to report on United States citizens
injured or killed by certain terrorist groups.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 10, 1999
Mr. Ashcroft (for himself, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Schumer, Mr.
Burns, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Specter) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of State to report on United States citizens
injured or killed by certain terrorist groups.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPORT ON TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN WHICH UNITED STATES CITIZENS
WERE KILLED, AND RELATED MATTERS.
(a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 1999, and every 6 months
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit a report,
with a classified annex as necessary, to the appropriate congressional
committees regarding terrorist attacks in Israel, in territory
administered by Israel, and in territory administered by the
Palestinian Authority. The report shall contain the following
information:
(1) A list of formal commitments the Palestinian Authority
has made to combat terrorism.
(2) A list of terrorist attacks, occurring between October
1, 1992 and the date of the report, against Israeli or United
States citizens in Israel, in territory administered by Israel,
or in territory administered by the Palestinian Authority,
including--
(A) a list of all citizens of the United States
killed or injured in such attacks;
(B) a list of all citizens of Israel killed or
injured in such attacks;
(C) the date of each attack, the total number of
people killed or injured in each attack, and the name
and nationality of each victim;
(D) the person or group claiming responsibility for
the attack and where such person or group has found
refuge or support;
(E) a list of suspects implicated in each attack
and the nationality of each suspect, including
information on--
(i) which suspects are in the custody of
the Palestinian Authority and which suspects
are in the custody of Israel;
(ii) which suspects are still at large in
areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority
or Israel; and
(iii) the whereabouts (or suspected
whereabouts) of suspects implicated in each
attack.
(3) Of the suspects implicated in the attacks described in
paragraph (2) and detained by Palestinian or Israeli
authorities, information on--
(A) the date each suspect was incarcerated;
(B) whether any suspects have been released, the
date of such release, whether the Secretary considers
the release justified based on the evidence against the
suspect, and whether any released suspect was
implicated in subsequent acts of terrorism; and
(C) the status of each case pending against a
suspect, including information on whether the suspect
has been indicted, prosecuted, or convicted by the
Palestinian Authority or Israel.
(4) Statistics on the release by the Palestinian Authority
of terrorist suspects compared to the release of suspects in
other violent crimes.
(5) The policy of the Department of State with respect to
offering rewards for information on terrorist suspects,
including any determination by the Department of State as to
whether a reward should be posted for suspects involved in
terrorist attacks in which United States citizens were either
killed or injured, and, if not, an explanation of why a reward
should not or has not been posted for a particular suspect.
(6) A list of each request by the United States for
assistance in investigating terrorist attacks against United
States citizens, a list of each request by the United States
for the transfer of terrorist suspects from the Palestinian
Authority and Israel, and the response to each request from the
Palestinian Authority and Israel.
(7) A list of meetings and trips made by United States
officials to the Middle East to investigate cases of terrorist
attacks in the 7 years preceding the date of the report.
(8) A list of any terrorist suspects or those aiding
terrorists who are members of Palestinian police or security
forces, the Palestine Liberation Organization, or any
Palestinian governing body.
(9) A list of all United States citizens killed or injured
in terrorist attacks in Israel or in territory administered by
Israel between 1948 and October 1, 1992, and a comprehensive
list of all suspects involved in such attacks and their
whereabouts.
(10) The amount of compensation the United States has
requested for United States citizens, or their families,
injured or killed in attacks by terrorists in Israel, in
territory administered by Israel, or in territory administered
by the Palestinian Authority, and, if no compensation has been
requested, an explanation of why such requests have not been
made.
(b) Consultation With Other Departments.--The Secretary of State
shall, in preparing the report required by this section, consult and
coordinate with all other Government officials who have information
necessary to complete the report.
(c) Initial Report.--Except as provided in subsection (a)(9), the
initial report filed under this section shall cover the 7 years
preceding October 1, 1999.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--For purposes of this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional Committee'' means the
Committees on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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