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(2) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in 
this paragraph is a certification by the Secretary to 
the appropriate congressional committees stating 
that— 
(A) the August 12, 1993, designation of 
Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism has been 
formally rescinded; 
(B) Sudan has made final payments with 
respect to the private settlement of the claims of 
victims of the U.S.S. Cole attack; and 
(C) the United States Government has re-
ceived funds pursuant to the claims agreement 
that are sufficient to ensure— 
(i) payment of the agreed private set-
tlement amount for the death of a citizen of 
the United States who was an employee of 
the United States Agency for International 
Development in Sudan on January 1, 2008; 
(ii) 
meaningful 
compensation 
for 
claims of citizens of the United States (other 
than 
individuals 
described 
in 
section 
1707(a)(1)) for wrongful death or physical 
injury in cases arising out of the August 7, 
1998, bombings of the United States embas-
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sies located in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es 
Salaam, Tanzania; and 
(iii) funds for compensation through a 
fair process to address compensation for ter-
rorism-related claims of foreign nationals 
for wrongful death or physical injury aris-
ing out of the events referred to in clause 
(ii). 
(b) SCOPE.—Subject to section 1706, subsection (a) of 
this section shall apply to all conduct and any event occur-
ring before the date of the certification described in sub-
section (a)(2), regardless of whether, or the extent to which, 
application of that subsection affects any action filed before, 
on, or after that date. 
(c) AUTHORITY
OF
THE SECRETARY.—The certifi-
cation by the Secretary referred to in subsection (a)(2) may 
not be delegated and may not be subject to judicial review. 
SEC. 1705. REAUTHORIZATION OF AND MODIFICATIONS TO 
UNITED STATES VICTIMS OF STATE SPON-
SORED TERRORISM FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Justice for United States Vic-
tims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 20144) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘state 
sponsor of terrorism’’ and inserting ‘‘foreign state 
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that was designated as a state sponsor of terrorism at 
the time the acts described in clause (ii) occurred or 
was so designated as a result of such acts’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(6), by striking ‘‘January 2, 
2030’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘January 
2, 2039’’; and 
(3) in subsection (j)(6), in the first sentence, by 
inserting after ‘‘final judgment’’ the following: ‘‘, ex-
cept that the term does not include payments received 
in connection with an international claims agreement 
to which the United States is a state party or any 
other settlement of terrorism-related claims against 
Sudan’’. 
(b) LUMP SUM CATCH-UP PAYMENTS FOR 9/11 VIC-
TIMS, 9/11 SPOUSES, AND 9/11 DEPENDENTS.—Subsection 
(d)(4) of the Justice for United States Victims of State 
Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 20144) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (B) and 
(C)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) LUMP SUM CATCH-UP PAYMENTS FOR 
9/11 VICTIMS, 9/11 SPOUSES, AND 9/11 DEPEND-
ENTS.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this sub-
paragraph, and in accordance with clauses 
(i) and (ii) of subsection (d)(3)(A), the 
Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an audit and publish in the 
Federal Register a notice of proposed lump 
sum catch-up payments to 9/11 victims, 9/ 
11 spouses, and 9/11 dependents who have 
submitted applications in accordance with 
subparagraph (B) in amounts that, after re-
ceiving the lump sum catch-up payments, 
would result in the percentage of the claims 
of 9/11 victims, 9/11 spouses, and 9/11 de-
pendents received from the Fund being 
equal to the percentage of the claims of 9/ 
11 family members received from the Fund, 
as of the date of enactment of this subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC
COMMENT.—The Comp-
troller General shall provide an opportunity 
for public comment for a 30-day period be-
ginning on the date on which the notice is 
published under clause (i). 
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‘‘(iii) REPORT.—Not later than 30 
days after the expiration comment period in 
clause (ii), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit to the Committee 
on the Judiciary and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate, the Committee 
on the Judiciary and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Special Master a report that 
includes the determination of the Comp-
troller General on— 
‘‘(I) the amount of the lump sum 
catch-up payment for each 9/11 victim; 
‘‘(II) the amount of the lump sum 
catch-up payment for each 9/11 spouse; 
‘‘(III) the amount of the lump 
sum catch-up payment for each 9/11 
dependent; and 
‘‘(IV) the total amount of lump 
sum catch-up payments described in 
subclauses (I) through (III).’’. 
SEC. 1706. PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN PENDING INTER-
NATIONAL 
TERRORISM 
CLAIMS 
AGAINST 
SUDAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) It is the long-standing policy of the United 
States that civil lawsuits against those who support, 
aid and abet, and provide material support for inter-
national terrorism serve the national security inter-
ests of the United States by deterring the sponsorship 
of terrorism and by advancing interests of justice, 
transparency, and accountability. 
(2) Neither the claims agreement, nor any other 
aspect of the effort to normalize relations with 
Sudan— 
(A) resolved claims against Sudan involv-
ing victims and family members of the Sep-
tember 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; or 
(B) otherwise advanced the interests of the 
victims and family members of the September 
11, 2001, terrorist attacks. 
(3) The claims referenced in paragraph (2)(A) 
remain pending in the multidistrict proceeding 03– 
MDL–1570 in the United States District Court for 
the Southern District of New York, and subsection (c) 
preserves and protects those claims. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the executive branch should not file a Statement of In-
terest or any other submission, or intervene in any other 
way, in the multidistrict proceeding 03–MDL–1570, in con-
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nection to the rescission of the designation of Sudan as a 
state sponsor of terrorism or the restoration of Sudan’s im-
munities from jurisdiction and execution in conformity 
with this Act, if such action would disadvantage terrorism 
victims. 
(c) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall apply to, 
be construed to apply to, or otherwise affect— 
(1) any claim in any of the proceedings com-
prising the multidistrict proceeding 03-MDL-1570 in 
the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of New York brought by any person who, as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act, has a claim 
pending against Sudan (including as a member of a 
class certified under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of 
Civil Procedure or as a putative member of such a 
class pending certification); or 
(2) the enforcement of any judgment in favor of 
such person entered in such proceeding. 
(d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Proceedings described in sub-
section (c) shall be governed by applicable law in effect be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act, including— 
(1) chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Foreign Sovereign Immu-
nities Act of 1976’’), including 28 U.S.C. 1605A note; 
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(2) section 201 of the Terrorism Risk Insurance 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–297; 28 U.S.C. 1610 
note), with respect to any asset that, on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act, is designated as a 
blocked asset (as defined in subsection (d)(2) of that 
section); 
(3) rules governing the rights of parties to amend 
pleadings; and 
(4) other relevant provisions of law. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall alter, impact the interpretation of, or otherwise af-
fect— 
(1) any section of chapter 97 of title 28, United 
States Code; or 
(2) any other provision of law. 
SEC. 1707. COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN NATURALIZED 
UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND FOREIGN NA-
TIONALS. 
(a) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $150,000,000 for payment of compensa-
tion, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to 
any individual who— 
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(A) has been awarded a judgment in any of 
the cases set forth in section (c) of the Annex to 
the claims agreement; and 
(B) is— 
(i) a United States employee or con-
tractor injured in connection with the 
bombings of the United States embassies lo-
cated in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Sa-
laam, Tanzania, who became a United 
States citizen after August 7, 1998, and be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(ii) a family member— 
(I) of a United States employee or 
contractor injured in connection with 
the bombings of the United States em-
bassies located in Nairobi, Kenya, and 
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and 
(II) who is a United States cit-
izen as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act; or 
(iii) a family member— 
(I) of a foreign national United 
States employee or contractor killed 
during those bombings; and 
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(II) who is a United States cit-
izen as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) PAYMENTS.—With the requirement of achiev-
ing parity in compensation between individuals who 
became United States citizens after August 7, 1998, 
and individuals who were United States citizens on 
or before August 7, 1998, payment of compensation 
under paragraph (1) to— 
(A) an individual described in paragraph 
(1)(B)(i) shall be based on the same standards 
used to determine the compensation for an em-
ployee or contractor injured in connection with 
the bombings described in that paragraph who 
was a United States citizen on or before August 
7, 1998; 
(B) an individual described in paragraph 
(1)(B)(ii) shall be on an equal basis to com-
pensation provided to a family member of an in-
dividual described in subparagraph (A); and 
(C) an individual described in paragraph 
(1)(B)(iii) shall be on an equal, or, where appli-
cable, a pro rata basis to compensation provided 
to a family member of a United States employee 
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or contractor who was a United States citizen 
killed during such bombings. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION AND REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall dis-
tribute payments from funds made available to carry 
out subsection (a)(1) to individuals described in that 
subsection. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
LETTER.—Not later than 
December 31, 2021, the Secretary shall send a letter 
to each individual who will receive payment under 
paragraph (1) informing the individual of the 
amount of compensation the individual will receive 
pending the execution of any writings under para-
graph (3), and the standards used to determine com-
pensation under subsection (a)(2), taking into ac-
count the individual’s final judgment amount. 
(3) REQUIREMENT BEFORE DISTRIBUTION.—Be-
fore making a payment to an individual under para-
graph (1), and after the delivery of the authorization 
letter under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall re-
quire the individual to execute a writing that includes 
a waiver and release of all the individual’s rights to 
assert claims for compensatory or other relief in any 
form or to enforce any judgment against Sudan in 
connection with, and any claims against the United 
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States related to, any claim, suit, or action specified 
in Article II of the claims agreement. 
(c) FOREIGN NATIONALS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law or the claims agreement— 
(1) individuals described in subsection (a)(1) are 
not eligible to receive any compensation as provided 
by Sudan pursuant to Article III of the claims agree-
ment; and 
(2) the funds provided by Sudan for distribution 
of compensation to such individuals pursuant to the 
Annex of the claims agreement shall be redistrib-
uted— 
(A) among all other individuals eligible for 
compensation under section (c) of the Annex to 
the claims agreement consistent with the prin-
ciples set out in that Annex; or 
(B) if Sudan and the foreign nationals eli-
gible for compensation reach a private settle-
ment, then pursuant to the terms of that settle-
ment. 
(d) DEPARTMENT OF STATE REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
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