[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 119 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2390]
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  SA 204. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 end of subtitle B of title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. _____. JUSTICE FOR UNITED STATES VICTIMS OF STATE 
                   SPONSORED TERRORISM.

       Subsection (d)(4)(D)(iv)(IV) of the Justice for United 
     States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 
     20144(d)(4)(D)(iv)(IV)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating item (bb) as item (dd);
       (2) by inserting after item (aa) the following:
       ``(bb) Iran hostages.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated and there are appropriated to the Fund such sums 
     as are necessary to make lump sum payments for amounts 
     outstanding and unpaid on claims under subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C) of subsection (c)(2).
       ``(cc) Limitation.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to item 
     (bb) may not be used for a purpose other than to make lump 
     sum payments under this clause.'';
       (3) in item (cc), as so redesignated, by inserting ``item 
     (bb) or'' before ``sublcauses''; and
       (4) in item (aa), by striking ``disperses'' and inserting 
     ``disburses''.
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