; (2) covered claims should be resolved and settled in favor of the victim to the fullest extent possible and without subjecting victims to unnecessary or protracted litigation; (3) the United States Government should take all practicable steps to facilitate the resolution and settlement of all covered claims, including engaging directly with the victims or their representatives and the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization; and (4) the United States Government should strongly urge the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization to commit to good-faith negotiations to resolve and settle all covered claims. (e) Definition In this section, the term covered claim means any pending action by, or final judgment in favor of, a national of the United States, or any action by a national of the United States dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction, under section 2333 of title 18, United States Code, against the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Liberation Organization. 3. Jurisdictional amendments to facilitate resolution of terrorism-related claims of nationals of the United States (a) In general Section 2334(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking after the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, accepts and inserting after January 31, 2019, and except as provided in paragraph (3), enters into a new contract, grant, or other agreement, or expands the scope of or extends in any way an existing contract, grant, or other agreement, with the United States Government that obligates ; (ii) in clause (i), by adding or at the end; (iii) by striking clause (ii); and (iv) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii)