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certified act of terrorism

Any terrorist act that is described as an action that qualifies for coverage under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) of 2002. Specifically, terrorist acts are certified when the U.S. secretary of the treasury, secretary of state and attorney general makes the determination. Any such act must involve an attempt to coerce the behavior of the targeted populace (civil or governmental), must exceed a certain dollar amount (five million dollars) in total damages, and must occur at the direction of a foreign party.