[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2828 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2828

To provide compensation to relatives of United States citizens who were 
 killed as a result of the bombings of United States Embassies in East 
                       Africa on August 7, 1998.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2007

  Mr. Jackson of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Blunt) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide compensation to relatives of United States citizens who were 
 killed as a result of the bombings of United States Embassies in East 
                       Africa on August 7, 1998.

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

SECTION 1. COMPENSATION FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS WHO WERE VICTIMS OF 
              THE BOMBINGS OF UNITED STATES EMBASSIES IN EAST AFRICA ON 
              AUGUST 7, 1998.

     (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
compensation to relatives of United States citizens who were killed as 
a result of the bombings of United States Embassies in East Africa on 
August 7, 1998.
    (b) Compensation Authorized.--The Secretary of State is authorized 
to provide compensation to the personal representative of a decedent 
who is an eligible individual described in subsection (c).
    (c) Eligible Individuals.--A decedent is an eligible individual for 
purposes of this subsection if the individual was a citizen of the 
United States who--
            (1) was present at the United States Embassy in Nairobi, 
        Kenya, or the United States Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 
        at the time, or in the immediate aftermath, of the bombings of 
        United States embassies in East Africa on August 7, 1998; and
            (2) suffered death as a result of such a bombing.
    (d) Equitable Distribution.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Secretary of State shall ensure an equitable distribution of amounts of 
compensation under this section among the personal representatives of 
decedents who are eligible individuals described in subsection (c).
    (e) Regulations.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
section.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 
$18,000,000.
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