Chapter 38, Section 2708, Subsection (b) · 22 U.S.C. Chapter 38

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(b)In the sole discretion of the Secretary (except as provided in subsection (c)(2)) and in consultation, as appropriate, with the heads of other relevant departments or agencies, the Secretary may pay a reward to any individual who furnishes information leading to—

(1)the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual for the commission of an act of international terrorism against a United States person or United States property;

(2)the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual conspiring or attempting to commit an act of international terrorism against a United States person or United States property;

(3)the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual for committing, primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, any narcotics-related offense if that offense involves or is a significant part of conduct that involves—

(A)a violation of United States narcotics laws such that the individual would be a major violator of such laws;

(B)the killing or kidnapping of—

(i)any officer, employee, or contract employee of the United States Government while such individual is engaged in official duties, or on account of that individual’s official duties, in connection with the enforcement of United States narcotics laws or the implementing of United States narcotics control objectives; or

(ii)a member of the immediate family of any such individual on account of that individual’s official duties, in connection with the enforcement of United States narcotics laws or the implementing of United States narcotics control objectives; or

(C)an attempt or conspiracy to commit any act described in subparagraph (A) or (B);

(4)the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual aiding or abetting in the commission of an act described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (8), (9), (10), or (14);

(5)the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution of an act described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (8), (9), (10), or (13), including by dismantling an organization in whole or significant part;

(6)the identification or location of an individual who holds a key leadership position in a terrorist organization or transnational organized crime group;

(7)the disruption of financial mechanisms of a foreign terrorist organization or transnational organized crime group, including the use by such organization or group of illicit narcotics production or international narcotics trafficking—

(A)to finance acts of international terrorism or transnational organized crime; or

(B)to sustain or support any terrorist organization or transnational organized crime group;

(8)the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual for participating in, primarily outside the United States, transnational organized crime;

(9)the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual conspiring to participate in or attempting to participate in transnational organized crime;

(10)the arrest or conviction in any country, or the transfer to or conviction by an international criminal tribunal (including a hybrid or mixed tribunal), of any foreign national accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide (including war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide committed in Syria beginning in March 2011), as defined under—

(A)the statute of such country or tribunal, as the case may be; or

(B)United States law;

(11)the identification or location of any person who, while acting at the direction of or under the control of a foreign government, aids or abets a violation of section 1030 of title 18;

(12)the disruption of financial mechanisms of any person who has engaged in the conduct described in section 2914(a) or 2914(b)(1) of this title;

(13)the identification or location of a foreign person that knowingly engaged or is engaging in foreign election interference;

(14)the prevention, frustration, or resolution of the hostage taking of a United States person, the identification, location, arrest, or conviction of a person responsible for the hostage taking of a United States person, or the location of a United States person who has been taken hostage, in any country; or

(15)the restraining, seizing, forfeiting, or repatriating of stolen assets linked to foreign government corruption and the proceeds of such corruption.

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Abraham Accords
means—
act of international terrorism
includes—
AIDS
means acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
appropriate committees of Congress
means—
appropriate committees of the Congress
means the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
appropriate congressional committees
means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
artificial intelligence
has the meaning given the term in section 238(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 3 (Public Law 115–232;
Civil Service employees
means employees of the Federal Government except for members of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 [22 U.S.C. 3903]).
consular officer
includes any United States citizen employee of the Department of State who is designated by the Secretary of State to perform consular services pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
controlled substance
has the same meaning as is provided in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802);
country of concern
means—
covered contractor
means a provider of telecommunications, telecommunications equipment, or information technology equipment, including hardware, software, or services, that has knowingly assisted or facilitated a cyber attack or conducted surveillance, including passive or active monitoring, carried out against—
covered country
means, with respect to a country hosting an international athletic competition in which individuals representing the United States may participate, any of the following:
covered dependent
means a family member (as defined by the Secretary of State) of an employee who, on or after September 11, 2001—
covered employee
means an employee of the Federal Government who, on or after September 11, 2001, becomes injured by reason of a qualifying injury and was assigned to a duty station in the Republic of Cuba, the People’s Republic of China, or another foreign country designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection (f), but does not include an individual receiving compensation under section 3519b of title 50.
covered individual
means an individual who, on or after September 11, 2001, becomes injured by reason of a qualifying injury and is—
designated foreign government
means a foreign government that the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 4605(j)(1) 1 of title 50, has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.
East Asia and the Pacific
means the region of countries that the Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Europe and Eurasia
means the region of countries that the Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.
Executive agency
has the same meaning given that term by section 105 of title 5.
Federal drug offense
means a violation of—
felony
means a criminal offense punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year;
foreign election interference
means conduct by a foreign person that—
foreign governmental entity
includes—
foreign person
means—
HIV
means the human immunodeficiency virus, the pathogen that causes AIDS.
imprisoned
means an individual is confined in or otherwise restricted to a jail-type institution, a half-way house, a treatment facility, or another institution, on a full or part-time basis, pursuant to the sentence imposed as the result of a conviction;
international terrorism
means terrorism involving citizens or the territory of more than 1 country;
key partners in regional integration
means—
Middle East and North Africa
means the region of countries that the Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.
misdemeanor
means a criminal offense other than a felony;
Negev Forum
means the regional grouping known as the Negev Forum Regional Cooperation Framework that was adopted on November 10, 2022, or any successor group.
other regional actors
means the Palestinian Authority or a credible future political entity that serves as the interlocutor for the Palestinian people.
qualifying injury
means the following:
reception areas
means the areas of the Harry S Truman Federal Building, located at 2201 C Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, known as the Diplomatic Reception Rooms (eighth floor), the Secretary of State’s offices (seventh floor), the Deputy Secretary of State’s offices (seventh floor), and the seventh floor reception area.
relevant executive branch agencies
means the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Health and Human Services (including the Public Health Service), and any other department or agency of the United States that participates in international HIV/AIDS activities pursuant to the authorities of such department or agency or this Act.
rewards program
means the program established in subsection (a)(1).
security forces
means any military or paramilitary forces, any police or other law enforcement agency (including any police or other law enforcement agency at the regional or local level), and any intelligence agency of a foreign government.
serious criminal offense
means—
significant expenditure
means any cumulative expenditure in excess of $250,000 total in a single fiscal year for a new unclassified software or information technology capability.
South and Central Asia
means the region of countries that the Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau for South and Central Asian Affairs.
State drug offense
means a violation of State law involving the manufacture, distribution, or possession of a controlled substance;
State law
means the law of a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of the United States.
sub-Saharan Africa
means the region of countries that the Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau of African Affairs.
terrorism
means premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents;
terrorist group
means any group practicing, or which has significant subgroups which practice, international terrorism;
to effect the involuntary return
means to require, by means of physical force or circumstances amounting to a threat thereof, a person to return to a country against the person’s will, regardless of whether the person is physically present in the United States and regardless of whether the United States acts directly or through an agent.
transnational organized crime group
means a group of persons that includes one or more citizens of a foreign country, exists for a period of time, and acts in concert with the aim of engaging in transnational organized crime.
United States
includes any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States.
United States narcotics laws
means the laws of the United States for the prevention and control of illicit trafficking in controlled substances (as such term is defined in section 802(6) of title 21).
United States person
means—
Western Hemisphere
means the region of countries that the Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.