Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5954) to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of the terms ``act of war'' and ``blocked asset'', and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5954 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 ``Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018''. SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF THE TERM ``ACT OF WAR''. (a) In General.--Section 2331 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(6) the term `military force' does not include any person that-- ``(A) has been designated as a-- ``(i) foreign terrorist organization by the Secretary of State under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); or ``(ii) specially designated global terrorist (as such term is defined in section 594.310 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations) by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury; or ``(B) has been determined by the court to not be a `military force'.''. (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to any civil action pending on or commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 3.…”