118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3250 

AN ACT 

To provide remote access to court proceedings for victims 

of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over 

Lockerbie, Scotland. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. REMOTE ACCESS TO COURT PROCEEDINGS 

2 FOR VICTIMS OF THE 1988 BOMBING OF PAN 

3 AM FLIGHT 103 OVER LOCKERBIE, SCOTLAND. 

4 (a) DEFINITION OF VICTIM OF CRIMES ASSOCIATED

5 WITH THE BOMBING OF PAN AM FLIGHT 103.—In this 

6 section: 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

8 the term ‘‘victim of crimes associated with the bomb9 ing of Pan Am Flight 103’’ means any individual— 

10 (A) who suffered direct or proximate harm 

11 as a result of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 

12 103 that occurred over Lockerbie, Scotland, on 

13 December 21, 1988, and was present at or near 

14 the scene of the bombing when it occurred, or 

15 immediately thereafter; or 

16 (B) who is the spouse, legal guardian, par17 ent, child, brother, sister, next of kin, or other 

18 relative of, or who is determined by the applica19 ble district court of the United States to be an 

20 individual who possesses a relationship of simi21 lar significance to, an individual described in 

22 subparagraph (A) or an individual otherwise de23 scribed in this subsection. 

24 (2) LIMITATION.—The term ‘‘victim of crimes 

25 associated with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103’’ 

26 does not include an individual who participated or 
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1 conspired in the crimes associated with the bombing 

2 of Pan Am Flight 103. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date of en5 actment of this Act, and notwithstanding any provi6 sion of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure or 

7 other law or rule to the contrary, in order to permit 

8 victims of crimes associated with the bombing of 

9 Pan Am Flight 103 to access court proceedings in 

10 the criminal case against Abu Agila Mohammed 

11 Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi and against any co-con12 spirator subsequently charged and prosecuted in a 

13 court of the United States for crimes related to the 

14 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, the district 

15 court of the United States in such a case shall order 

16 that reasonable efforts be made to make remote 

17 video and telephonic access to proceedings in the 

18 case available to victims of crimes associated with 

19 the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. 

20 (2) NO LIMIT ON LOCATION.—Remote video 

21 and telephonic access to proceedings shall be made 

22 available under paragraph (1) to a victim of crimes 

23 associated with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 

24 without regard to the location of the victim of crimes 

25 associated with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. 
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1 (c) DISTRICT COURT DISCRETION.—Nothing in this 

2 section shall be construed to eliminate or limit the discre3 tion of a district court of the United States to control the 

4 manner, circumstances, or availability of remote video or 

5 telephonic transmissions where necessary to control the 

6 courtroom or protect the integrity of court proceedings or 

7 the safety of parties, witnesses, or other participants in 

8 the proceedings. 

Passed the Senate December 6, 2023. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3250 

AN ACT 

To provide remote access to court proceedings for 

103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight