Jurisdiction and venue

The district court shall not dismiss any action brought under section 2333 of this title on the grounds of the inconvenience or inappropriateness of the forum chosen, unless— Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of any civil action under section 2333 of this title, a defendant shall be deemed to have consented to personal jurisdiction in such civil action if, regardless of the date of the occurrence of the act of international terrorism upon which such civil action was filed, the defendant— after the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019, makes any payment, directly or indirectly— after 15 days after the date of enactment of the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019— In determining whether a defendant shall be deemed to have consented to personal jurisdiction under paragraph (1)(B), no court may consider— any activity related to legal representation— In this subsection, the term “defendant” means— any organization or other entity that—