I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3200 
To establish a fund to make payments to the Americans held hostage in 
Iran from 1979 through 1981, and to members of their families, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 
Mr. BRALEY of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on For-
eign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a fund to make payments to the Americans 
held hostage in Iran from 1979 through 1981, and to 
members of their families, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for Former 
American Hostages in Iran Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMERICAN HOSTAGES IN IRAN COMPENSATION 
FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury a fund, to be known as the ‘‘American Hostages 
in Iran Compensation Fund’’ (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Fund’’) for the purpose of making payments to 
the Americans held hostage in the United States Embassy 
in Tehran, Iran, in the Iranian Foreign Ministry in 
Tehran, Iran, and in other locations throughout the nation 
of Iran, between November 3, 1979, and January 20, 
1981, and to members of their families, who are identified 
as members of the proposed class in case number 1:08– 
CV–00487 (EGS) of the United States District Court for 
the District of Columbia. 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) IMPOSITION OF SURCHARGE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is imposed a sur-
charge equal to 30 percent of the amount of— 
(i) any fine or monetary penalty as-
sessed, in whole or in part, on a person for 
a violation of a law or regulation specified 
in subparagraph (B) related to any con-
duct which occurs or continues after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, even if 
commenced before such date of enactment; 
or 
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(ii) the monetary amount of a settle-
ment entered into by a person with respect 
to a suspected violation of a law or regula-
tion specified in subparagraph (B) agreed 
to by the United States after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
The amount referred to in clause (ii) shall not 
include any amount of judgment or settlement 
in any action brought or which could be 
brought pursuant to section 1605A of title 28, 
United States Code, or section 1605(a)(7) of 
title 28, United States Code (as such section 
1605(a)(7) was in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public 
Law 110–181)). 
(B) LAWS
AND
REGULATIONS
SPECI-
FIED.—A law or regulation specified in this 
subparagraph is any law or regulation that pro-
vides for a civil or criminal fine or other mone-
tary penalty for any economic activity relating 
to Iran that is administered by the Department 
of the Treasury, the Department of Justice, or 
the Department of Commerce. 
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(C) TERMINATION OF DEPOSITS.—The im-
position of the surcharge under subparagraph 
(A) shall terminate on the date on which all 
amounts described in subsection (c)(2) have 
been distributed to all recipients described in 
that subsection. 
(2) DEPOSITS
INTO
FUND; AVAILABILITY
OF 
AMOUNTS.— 
(A) DEPOSITS.—All surcharges collected 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall be deposited 
into the Fund. 
(B) PAYMENT OF SURCHARGE.—A person 
on whom a surcharge is imposed under para-
graph (1)(A) shall pay the surcharge to the 
Fund without regard to whether the fine, pen-
alty, or settlement to which the surcharge ap-
plies— 
(i) is paid directly to the Federal 
agency that administers the relevant law or 
regulation specified in paragraph (1)(B); 
or 
(ii) is deemed satisfied by a payment 
to another Federal agency. 
(C) CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary of 
State is authorized to accept such amounts as 
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may be contributed by individuals, business 
concerns, foreign governments, or other entities 
for payments under this Act. Such amounts 
shall be deposited directly into the Fund. 
(D) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS
IN 
FUND.—Amounts in the Fund shall be avail-
able, without further appropriation, to make 
payments under subsection (c). 
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION
OF
FUND.—Payments 
from the Fund shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of State, pursuant to such rules and processes 
as the Secretary, in the Secretary’s sole discretion, 
may establish. 
(2) PAYMENTS.—Subject to paragraphs (3) and 
(4), payments shall be made from the Fund to the 
following recipients in the following amounts: 
(A) 
To 
each 
living 
former 
hostage, 
$150,000, plus $10,000 for each day of cap-
tivity of the former hostage. 
(B) To the estate of each deceased former 
hostage, $150,000, plus $10,000 for each day 
of captivity of the former hostage. 
(C) To each spouse or child of a former 
hostage identified as a member of the proposed 
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class described in subsection (a) if the spouse 
or child is identified as a member of that pro-
posed class, $5,000 for each day of captivity of 
the former hostage. 
(3) PRIORITY.—Payments from the Fund shall 
be distributed under paragraph (2) in the following 
order: 
(A) First, to each living former hostage de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A). 
(B) Second, to the estate of each deceased 
former hostage described in paragraph (2)(B). 
(C) Third, to each spouse or child of a 
former hostage described in paragraph (2)(C). 
(4) CONSENT OF RECIPIENT.—A payment to a 
recipient from the Fund under paragraph (2) shall 
be made only after receiving the consent of the re-
cipient. 
(d) WAIVER.—A recipient of a payment under sub-
section (c) shall waive and forever release all existing 
claims against Iran and the United States arising out of 
the events described in subsection (a). 
(e) NOTIFICATION OF CLAIMANTS; LIMITATION ON 
REVIEW.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall notify, in a reasonable manner, each individual 
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qualified to receive a payment under subsection (c) 
of the status of the individual’s claim for such a 
payment. 
(2) SUBMISSION
OF
ADDITIONAL
INFORMA-
TION.—If the claim of an individual to receive a pay-
ment under subsection (c) is denied, or is approved 
for payment of less than the full amount of the 
claim, the individual shall be entitled to submit to 
the Secretary additional information with respect to 
the claim. Upon receipt and consideration of that in-
formation, the Secretary may affirm, modify, or re-
vise the former action of the Secretary with respect 
to the claim. 
(3) LIMITATION ON REVIEW.—The actions of 
the Secretary in identifying qualifying claimants and 
in disbursing amounts from the Fund shall be final 
and conclusive on all questions of law and fact and 
shall not be subject to review by any other official, 
agency, or establishment of the United States or by 
any court by mandamus or otherwise. 
(f) DEPOSIT
OF REMAINING FUNDS INTO
THE 
TREASURY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any amounts remaining in 
the Fund after the date specified in paragraph (2) 
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shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(2) DATE
SPECIFIED.—The date specified in 
this paragraph is the later of— 
(A) the date on which all amounts de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2) have been made to 
all recipients described in that subsection; or 
(B) the date that is 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter until the date specified in subsection (f)(2), the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the status of the Fund, in-
cluding— 
(1) the amounts and sources of money depos-
ited into the Fund; 
(2) the rules and processes established to ad-
minister the Fund; and 
(3) the distribution of payments from the Fund. 
(h) SATISFACTION
OF CLAIMS.—Payments to the 
Fund shall be made until the amounts described in sub-
section (c)(2) are satisfied in full. In the event that the 
President determines that— 
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(1) any of the laws and regulations referenced 
in subsection (b)(1)(B) are reduced in scope or ef-
fect, or 
(2) the amounts described in subsection (c)(2) 
cannot be fully satisfied within 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act from funds depos-
ited into the Fund, 
the President shall propose to Congress a program, either 
employing existing authorities or through new legislative 
initiatives, to ensure the amounts are satisfied in full with-
in the next 12 months. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ includes any 
individual or entity subject to the civil or criminal 
jurisdiction of the United States. 
Æ 
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