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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3603
To provide for the adjudication of claims of nationals of the United States 
against the Government of Iraq arising during the period beginning 
on May 16, 1987, and ending on May 1, 2003. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2003
Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, and Mr. GALLEGLY) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To provide for the adjudication of claims of nationals of 
the United States against the Government of Iraq arising 
during the period beginning on May 16, 1987, and end-
ing on May 1, 2003.
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 ‘‘Iraq Claims Act of 
2003’’.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION OF INDI-
VIDUAL AND CORPORATE CLAIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
determine, in accordance with applicable substantive law 
(including international law), the validity and amount of 
each individual and corporate claim, and shall certify such 
determination to the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of the Treasury. Such certification shall be in the form 
of a single document, listing each valid claim, and shall 
include with the listing of each claim the name and ad-
dress of the claimant and the amount of such claim, in-
cluding interest, determined by the Commission to be 
valid. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS 
SETTLEMENT ACT OF 1949.—Except to the extent incon-
sistent with the provisions of this Act, the provisions of 
title I of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 
(22 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) shall apply with respect to each 
individual and corporate claim under this section to the 
same extent as such provisions apply to claims under such 
title. Any reference in such provisions to ‘‘this title’’ shall 
be deemed to refer to those provisions and to this Act. 
(c) AWARD
OF
INTEREST.—In determining the 
amount of any valid claim pursuant to this section, the 
Commission shall award interest on the amount of the
claim for the period beginning on the date that the injury, 
loss, or damage that forms the basis of the claim occurred 
and ending on the date that the claim is settled. Interest 
shall be awarded at the rate set by the Secretary of the 
Treasury under section 1961(a) of title 28, United States 
Code, as of the date that the Commission determines the 
validity of the claim. Interest shall be computed daily to 
the date of the settlement of the claim, and shall be com-
pounded annually. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission 
of the United States. 
(2) CORPORATE CLAIM.—The term ‘‘corporate 
claim’’ means a claim by any corporation, partner-
ship, association, or other legal entity organized 
under the laws of the United States, any State, the 
District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, terri-
tory, or possession of the United States against the 
Government of Iraq for injuries, losses, or other 
damages arising during the period beginning on May 
16, 1987, and ending on May 1, 2003. 
(3) GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ.—The term ‘‘Gov-
ernment of Iraq’’ includes agencies and instrumen-
talities of, and entities (including public sector enter-
prises) controlled by, such government. 
(4) INDIVIDUAL CLAIM.—The term ‘‘individual 
claim’’ means a claim by any citizen or national of 
the United States against the Government of Iraq 
for injuries, losses, or other damages arising during 
the period beginning on May 16, 1987, and ending 
on May 1, 2003.
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