To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards for information on the kidnapping and murder of James Foley, Peter Kassig, Steven Sotloff, or the kidnapping and murder of any other citizen of the United States by a foreign terrorist organization.

Directs the Secretary of State, in accordance with the Rewards for Justice program authorized under the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, to offer a reward to any individual who furnishes information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual for committing, conspiring or attempting to commit, or aiding or abetting in the commission of the kidnapping and murder of James Foley, Peter Kassig, or Steven Sotloff or the kidnapping and murder of any other U.S. citizen by a foreign terrorist organization.

Limits to $5 million the total amount of rewards offered in connection with the kidnapping and murder of any such individual.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5752 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5752

 To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards for information on 
the kidnapping and murder of James Foley, Peter Kassig, Steven Sotloff, 
or the kidnapping and murder of any other citizen of the United States 
                  by a foreign terrorist organization.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 2014

 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Cook, 
Mr. Stockman, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Bridenstine, 
Mr. Stewart, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. 
   Mulvaney, and Mr. Hurt) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of State to offer rewards for information on 
the kidnapping and murder of James Foley, Peter Kassig, Steven Sotloff, 
or the kidnapping and murder of any other citizen of the United States 
                  by a foreign terrorist organization.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REWARDS AUTHORIZED.

    (a) In General.--In accordance with the Rewards for Justice program 
authorized under section 36(b) of the State Department Basic 
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)), the Secretary of State 
shall offer a reward to any individual who furnishes information 
leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual 
for committing, conspiring or attempting to commit, or aiding or 
abetting in the commission of the kidnapping and murder of James Foley, 
Peter Kassig, Steven Sotloff, or the kidnapping and murder of any other 
citizen of the United States by a foreign terrorist organization.
    (b) Limitation.--The total amount of rewards offered under 
subsection (a) in connection with the kidnapping and murder of any one 
of the individuals named in such subsection or any other citizen of the 
United States described in such subsection may not exceed $5,000,000.
    (c) Foreign Terrorist Organization.--The term ``foreign terrorist 
organization'' means an organization designated by the Secretary of 
State as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with section 
219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
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