[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3703 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3703

   To authorize the President to distribute liquidated assets frozen 
 pursuant to Executive Order 13224 and similar Executive orders to the 
  victims and surviving family members of the terrorist attacks that 
 occurred on September 11, 2001, and to certain other charitable funds 
               established as a result of those attacks.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2002

 Mr. Hoekstra introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee 
  on the Judiciary, 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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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the President to distribute liquidated assets frozen 
 pursuant to Executive Order 13224 and similar Executive orders to the 
  victims and surviving family members of the terrorist attacks that 
 occurred on September 11, 2001, and to certain other charitable funds 
               established as a result of those attacks.

    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 ``Restoring Justice to the Victims of 
Terrorism Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF ASSETS FROZEN PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER.

    If and when the President vests and liquidates assets frozen 
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, or subsequent 
Executive orders issued as a result of the terrorist attacks of 
September 11, 2001, the assets so vested and liquidated shall be 
deposited in a separate account in the Treasury. The President may 
distribute amounts from the account to--
            (1) the victims and surviving family members of the 
        terrorist attacks that occurred in the State of New York, State 
        of Pennsylvania, and the State of Virginia on September 11, 
        2001; and
            (2) the United Way and the New York Community Trust 
        September 11th Fund, the American Red Cross, the Twin Towers 
        Orphans' Fund, and the Twin Towers Fund.
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