[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3437. Mr. SHEEHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 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. _____. JUSTICE FOR UNITED STATES VICTIMS OF STATE 
                   SPONSORED TERRORISM.

       Section 404(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 by striking item (bb) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(bb) Remaining amounts.--
       ``(AA) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2026, the Special Master shall authorize payment 
     to any victim described in clause (i) equal to the amount 
     that the authorized lump sum catch-up payment was offset by 
     amounts received in Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran, No. 
     10 Civ. 4518 (S.D.N.Y.).
       ``(BB) Remaining amounts.--All amounts remaining in the 
     lump sum catch-up payment reserve fund, including any accrued 
     interest, in excess of the amounts described in subitem (AA) 
     and subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (iii), shall be 
     deposited into the Fund under this section. If the Special 
     Master transferred the balance of the lump sum catch-up 
     payment reserve fund before the date of enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the 
     payments required under subitem (AA) shall be made from the 
     Fund.''.
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