[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 302 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 302

     Urging the Department of Justice to seek subrogation from the 
  terrorists responsible for the attacks against the United States on 
  September 11, 2001, with respect to claims paid under the September 
  11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and urging the President to 
deposit amounts belonging to such terrorists which have been blocked or 
 confiscated by the United States in the general fund of the Treasury.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2002

 Mr. Rothman submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
  referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
 Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
     Urging the Department of Justice to seek subrogation from the 
  terrorists responsible for the attacks against the United States on 
  September 11, 2001, with respect to claims paid under the September 
  11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and urging the President to 
deposit amounts belonging to such terrorists which have been blocked or 
 confiscated by the United States in the general fund of the Treasury.

Whereas the purpose of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 
        (title IV of Public Law 107-42; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is to provide 
        expedited, fair, financial relief to those individuals most devastated 
        by the terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001, sparing 
        such individuals years of expensive litigation and the necessity of 
        reliving the horrible events that occurred on September 11, 2001;
Whereas claims made under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 
        are not paid by the terrorists responsible for the aircraft crashes of 
        September 11, 2001;
Whereas on December 13, 2001, the Department of Defense released a videotape 
        found in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, that showed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin 
        Laden admitting to having detailed and advance knowledge of the 
        terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001, and to having 
        estimated the number of people he expected to be killed as a result of 
        the aircraft crashes;
Whereas section 409 of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization 
        Act (Public Law 107-42; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) grants the United States 
        the right of subrogation with respect to any claim paid by the United 
        States under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001;
Whereas on September 23, 2001, the President signed Executive Order 13224 (66 
        Fed. Reg. 49079) which blocked certain property owned by individuals or 
        organizations involved in terrorism;
Whereas more than $33,000,000 worth of assets have been blocked pursuant to 
        Executive Order 13224; and
Whereas the amendments made by section 106 of the USA PATRIOT ACT (Public Law 
        107-56) grant the President broad authority to confiscate the property 
        of foreign entities that engage in hostilities against the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) urges the Department of Justice to seek subrogation 
        from Osama bin Laden, other members of al-Qaeda, and any other 
        individual or organization determined to be responsible for the 
        terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001, with 
        respect to claims paid under the September 11th Victim 
        Compensation Fund of 2001 (title IV of Public Law 107-42; 49 
        U.S.C. 40101 note); and
            (2) urges the President to liquidate the assets of those 
        responsible for the terrorist-related aircraft crashes of 
        September 11, 2001, which have been blocked or confiscated by 
        the United States, and use the amounts from the liquidation to 
        pay claims, or reimburse the Government for claims paid, under 
        the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (title IV 
        of Public Law 107-42; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note).
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