[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3457 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3457

 To prohibit the lifting of sanctions on Iran until the Government of 
Iran pays the judgments against it for acts of terrorism, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 2015

 Mr. Meehan (for himself, Mrs. Walorski, and Mr. Duffy) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the lifting of sanctions on Iran until the Government of 
Iran pays the judgments against it for acts of terrorism, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Justice for Victims of Iranian 
Terrorism Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LIFTING OF SANCTIONS ON IRAN PENDING PAYMENT OF 
              CERTAIN JUDGMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The President may not waive, suspend, reduce, 
provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of statutory 
sanctions with respect to Iran under any provision of law, or refrain 
from applying any such sanctions pursuant to an agreement described in 
section 135(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2160e(a)), 
until the President has certified to the Congress that the Government 
of Iran has paid each judgment against Iran (whether or not the 
judgment was also entered against another defendant) that is described 
in subsection (b).
    (b) Judgments.--A judgment is a judgment described in this 
subsection if the judgment relates to a claim--
            (1) that was brought against Iran, or Iran and any other 
        country;
            (2) for which Iran was not immune from the jurisdiction of 
        the courts of the United States under section 1605A, or section 
        1605(a)(7) (as such section was in effect on January 27, 2008), 
        of title 28, United States Code; and
            (3) that was entered during the period beginning on March 
        4, 2000, and ending on May 22, 2015.
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