[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7657]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4197. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Booker, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Murphy) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and 
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CATCH-UP 
                   PAYMENTS.

       Section 404(d)(4)(C) of the Justice for United States 
     Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 
     20144(d)(4)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(iv) Funding.--

       ``(I) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this subparagraph, to remain available 
     until expended.
       ``(II) Limitation.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     subclause (I) may not be used for a purpose other than to 
     make lump sum catch-up payments under this subparagraph.''.

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