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U.S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
KOBY MANDELL ACT OF 2001
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Koby Mandell Act, known as S.1377 in the Senate and H.R.2098 in the
House of Representatives, is named after Jacob "Koby"
Mandell, the 13 year-old boy from Maryland who was brutally murdered
by Palestinian Arab terrorists in Israel last year (2001). The bodies
of Ya'acov (Jacob "Kobi") Mandell and his friend Yosef (Yossi)
Ish-Ran from the Israeli settlement, Tekoa, were dragged into a nearby
cave and blungeoned to death with rocks. Their faces were so badly
mutilated, that identification was based upon their clothing.
In response to the
Palestinian Arab murders of Americans, and the PA's policy of
sheltering the killers, the Zionist Organization of America strongy
supports the Koby Mandell Act, which would create a special office
within the Justice Department to gather evidence against Palestinian
Arab killers of Americans; arrange for the terrorists to brought to
the U.S. for trial; initiate negotiations with the Palestinian
Authority for financial compensation for families of victims; and
maintain a regular liaison with the families to update them on efforts
to capture the killers.
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107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2098
To require the Attorney General to
establish an office in the Department of Justice to monitor acts of
international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian
individuals or individuals acting on behalf of Palestinian organizations and to
carry out certain other related activities.
IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 7, 2001
Mr. Andrews (for himself and Mr.
Saxton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
A BILL
To require the Attorney General
to establish an office in the Department of Justice to monitor acts of
international terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian
individuals or individuals acting on behalf of Palestinian organizations and to
carry out certain other related activities.
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 `Koby Mandell Act of 2001'.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
- (1) Since 1948, many United States
citizens have been injured or killed in terrorist attacks committed by
Palestinian individuals and organizations in and outside of the Middle East.
- (2) Under United States law,
individuals who commit acts of international terrorism outside of the United
States against nationals of the United States may be prosecuted for such
acts in the United States.
- (3) The United States has taken a
special interest and active role in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict, including numerous diplomatic efforts to facilitate a resolution
of the conflict and the provision of financial assistance to Palestinian
organizations.
- (4) However, despite these
diplomatic efforts and financial assistance, little has been done to
apprehend, indict, prosecute, and convict Palestinian individuals who have
committed terrorist attacks against nationals of the United States.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO MONITOR TERRORIST ACTS BY PALESTINIAN INDIVIDUALS AND
ORGANIZATIONS AND CARRY OUT RELATED ACTIVITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL- The Attorney General
shall establish within the Department of Justice an office to carry out the
following activities:
- (1) Monitor acts of international
terrorism alleged to have been committed by Palestinian individuals or
individuals acting on behalf of Palestinian organizations.
- (2) Collect information against
individuals alleged to have committed acts of international terrorism
described in paragraph (1).
- (3) Offer rewards for information on
individuals alleged to have committed acts of international terrorism
described in paragraph (1), including the dissemination of information
relating to such rewards in the Arabic-language media.
- (4) Negotiate with the Palestinian
Authority or related entities to obtain financial compensation for nationals
of the United States, or their families, injured or killed by acts of
terrorism described in paragraph (1).
- (5) In conjunction with other
appropriate Federal departments and agencies, establish and implement
alternative methods to apprehend, indict, prosecute, and convict individuals
who commit acts of terrorism described in paragraph (1).
- (6) Contact the families of victims
of acts of terrorism described in paragraph (1) and provide updates on the
progress to apprehend, indict, prosecute, and convict the individuals who
commit such acts.
- (7) In order to effectively carry
out paragraphs (1) through (6), provide for the permanent stationing of an
appropriate number of United States officials in Israel, in territory
administered by Israel, in territory administered by the Palestinian
Authority, and elsewhere, to the extent practicable.
(b) DEFINITION- In this section, the
term `international terrorism' has the meaning given such term in section
2331(1) of title 18, United States Code.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to
be appropriated for fiscal year 2002 and each subsequent fiscal year such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
(b) AVAILABILITY- Amounts appropriated
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) are
authorized to remain available until expended.
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