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108th Congress > House > Vote 744
Clerk session vote number: 70
Sponsor: HYDE, Henry John (R-IL)
Description: Counter-Terrorist and Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act
Bill summary: Counter-Terrorist and Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 respecting the Department of State rewards program to: (1) authorize rewards for disruption of terrorist organization financial mechanisms, including illicit narcotics production or international narcotics trafficking used to sustain terrorist organizations or finance terrorist acts; (2) increase maximum awards to $25 million, and up to twice such amount for the capture or
information leading to the capture of a foreign terrorist leader; (3) authorize monetary and/or nonmonetary rewards; (4) authorize program resource use for media surveys and advertisements to disseminate program information; and (5) direct the Secretary of State to report on a plan to maximize reward awareness for the capture or information leading to the capture of a foreign terrorist leader who may be in Afghanistan or Pakistan.
Bill titles: To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to increase the maximum amount of an award available under the Department of State rewards program, to expand the eligibility criteria to receive an award, to authorize nonmonetary awards, to publicize the existence of the rewards program, and for other purposes.
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