[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2189 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2189

  To compensate certain former American hostages held in Lebanon and 
                   certain members of their families.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 1999

  Mr. Hunter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To compensate certain former American hostages held in Lebanon and 
                   certain members of their families.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Former Hostage Compensation Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the Congress that the Department of State 
should make a full effort to assist former American hostages, taken as 
victims of international terrorism, in matters of compensation for 
injuries related to their imprisonment.

SEC. 3. COMPENSATION OF VICTIMS OF CERTAIN TERRORIST ACTS.

    Subject to the availability appropriated funds, and subject to such 
conditions as the Secretary of State may prescribe to prevent unjust 
enrichment, the Secretary shall pay, to each plaintiff in the case of 
Cicippio v. Islamic Republic of Iran (Civil Action No. 96-1805(TPJ), 
brought in the United States District Court for the District of 
Columbia) who requests such payment, the following amounts:
            (1) To a former hostage, a sum not to exceed $10,000,000.
            (2) To the spouse of a former hostage, a sum not to exceed 
        $4,000,000.
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