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18 U.S.C. § 2335 — Limitation of actions
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**(a) In General.—** Subject to subsection (b), a suit for recovery of damages under [section 2333 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2333&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not be maintained unless commenced within 10 years after the date the cause of action accrued.
**(b) Calculation of Period.—** The time of the absence of the defendant from the United States or from any jurisdiction in which the same or a similar action arising from the same facts may be maintained by the plaintiff, or of any concealment of the defendant’s whereabouts, shall not be included in the 10-year period set forth in subsection (a).
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**(a) In General.—** Subject to subsection (b), a suit for recovery of damages under [section 2333 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2333&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not be maintained unless commenced within 10 years after the date the cause of action accrued.
**(b) Calculation of Period.—** The time of the absence of the defendant from the United States or from any jurisdiction in which the same or a similar action arising from the same facts may be maintained by the plaintiff, or of any concealment of the defendant’s whereabouts, shall not be included in the 10-year period set forth in subsection (a).
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**(a) Action and Jurisdiction.—** Any national of the United States injured in his or her person, property, or business by reason of an act of international terrorism, or his or her estate, survivors, or heirs, may sue therefor in any appropriate district court of the United States and shall recover threefold the damages he or she sustains and the cost of the suit, including attorney’s fees.
**(b) Estoppel Under United States Law.—** A final judgment or decree rendered in favor of the United States in any criminal proceeding under section 1116, 1201, 1203, or 2332 of this title or section 46314, 46502, 46505, or 46506 of title 49 shall estop the defendant from denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense in any subsequent civil proceeding under this section.
**(c) Estoppel Under Foreign Law.—** A final judgment or decree rendered in favor of any foreign state in any criminal proceeding shall, to the extent that such judgment or decree may be accorded full faith and credit under the law of the United States, estop the defendant from denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense in any subsequent civil proceeding under this section.
**(d) Liability.—**
(1) **Definition.—** — In this subsection, the term “person” has the meaning given the term in [section 1 of title 1](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title1-section1&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Liability.—** — In an action under subsection (a) for an injury arising from an act of international terrorism committed, planned, or authorized by an organization that had been designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1189](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section118
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As used in this chapter—
(1) the term “international terrorism” means activities that—
(A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State;
(B) appear to be intended—
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and
(C) occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum;
(2) the term “national of the United States” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
(3) the term “person” means any individual or entity capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property;
(4) the term “act of war” means any act occurring in the course of—
(A) declared war;
(B) armed conflict, whether or not war has been declared, between two or more nations; or
(C) armed conflict between military forces of any origin;
(5) the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that—
(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
(B) appear to be intended—
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a gover
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**(a) In general** In this chapter:
(1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given that term in [section 5602 of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Appropriate congressional committees** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the committees specified in section 14(2) of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–172; [50 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) note); and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
(3) **Coal** — The term “coal” means metallurgical coal, coking coal, or fuel coke.
(4) **Correspondent account; payable-through account** — The terms “correspondent account” and “payable-through account” have the meanings given those terms in [section 5318A of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section5318A&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) **Foreign financial institution** — The term “foreign financial institution” has the meaning of that term as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to [section 8513(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section8513/i&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **Good** — The term “good” has the meaning given that term in section 4618 11 See References in Text note below. of title 50 (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ([50 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.)).
(7) **Iranian financial institution**
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
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(i) for matters related to activities de-
scribed in this paragraph;
(ii) for the purpose of adjudicating or re-
solving claims filed in courts of the United
States; or
(iii) to comply with this subsection; or
(F) any personal or official activities con-
ducted ancillary to activities listed under
this paragraph.
(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding
any other law (including any treaty), any of-
fice, headquarters, premises, or other facility
or establishment within the territory of the
United States that is not specifically exempt-
ed by paragraph (3)(A) shall be considered to
be in the United States for purposes of para-
graph (1)(B).
(5) DEFINED
TERM.—In this subsection, the
term ‘‘defendant’’ means—
(A) the Palestinian Authority;
(B) the Palestine Liberation Organization;
(C) any organization or other entity that
is a successor to or affiliated with the Pales-
tinian Authority or the Palestine Liberation
Organization; or
(D) any organization or other entity that—
(i) is identified in subparagraph (A), (B),
or (C); and
(ii) self identifies as, holds itself out to
be, or carries out conduct in the name of,
the ‘‘State of Palestine’’ or ‘‘Palestine’’ in
connection with official business of the
United Nations.
(Added Pub. L. 102–572, title X, § 1003(a)(4), Oct.
29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4522; amended Pub. L. 115–253,
§ 4(a), Oct. 3, 2018, 132 Stat. 3184; Pub. L. 116–94,
div. J, title IX, § 903(c)(1), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat.
3083.)
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The date of the enactment of the Promoting Security
and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019, re-
ferred to in subsec. (e)(1)(A), (B), is the date of enact-
ment of section 903 of div. J of Pub. L. 116–94, which was
ap
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