3.0.0 1275 2023-01-15T16:48:43Z 2023-01-15T16:48:43Z Senate S S 2003-06-17 108 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2003-07-17T23:11:01Z Referred to 2003-06-17T22:17:41Z 2003-07-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-214. Committee 2003-06-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8000-8001) IntroReferral 2003-06-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8000) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-06-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN Y International Affairs Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Americans in foreign countries Claims Compensation for victims of crime Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Department of State EBB Terrorism Economics and Public Finance Families Government Operations and Politics Government liability (International law) Government paperwork Government publicity Government trust funds Hostages International claims Law Limitation of actions Murder Survivors' benefits Terrorism Victims of terrorism International Affairs 00 2003-06-17 Introduced in Senate 2004-03-04T21:34:48Z Benefits for Victims of International Terrorism Act of 2003 - Establishes the Benefits for Victims of International Terrorism Program under which monetary awards shall be made (in lieu of judgments in civil actions against the U.S. or foreign governments) to eligible individuals who are physically injured, killed, or held hostage as a result of an act of international terrorism.

Places administration of the program in the Department of State. Prescribes a claims procedure.

]]> Benefits for Victims of International Terrorism Act of 2003 Display Title Benefits for Victims of International Terrorism Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a comprehensive federal program to provide benefits to U.S. victims of international terrorism, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Benefits for Victims of International Terrorism Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-06-17T04:00:00Z 2003-07-17 Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-214. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.