[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3089]
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  SA 5943. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 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 G of title X, add 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 full and complete payments for 
     amounts outstanding and unpaid on claims under subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C) of subsection (c)(2), which shall be paid by the 
     Fund on the claims not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this item.
       ``(cc) Limitation.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to item 
     (bb) may not be used for a purpose other than to make 
     payments under this clause.'';
       (3) in item (cc), as so redesignated, by inserting ``item 
     (bb) or'' before ``subclauses''; and
       (4) in item (aa), by striking ``disperses'' and inserting 
     ``disburses''.
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