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Boko Haram Terrorist Designation Act of 2013

Introduced: January 31, 2013 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Boko Haram Terrorist Designation Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress on whether the Nigerian organization People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad (Boko Haram) meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization.

Expresses the sense of Congress that Boko Haram meets such criteria and should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization.

States that nothing in this Act may be construed to infringe upon Nigeria's sovereignty to combat militant or terrorist groups operating inside its boundaries.

What's happening now January 31, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 31, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 198: Boko Haram Terrorist Designation Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-198/
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"S. 198: Boko Haram Terrorist Designation Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-198/.
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S. 198, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-198/.
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