,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ac1 #bjac ,mr4   
,isakson 7= himself & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a   
fund to make paym5ts to ! ,am]icans held
 ho/age 9 ,iran1 & to memb]s ( _!       
families1 :o are id5tifi$ z memb]s ( !  
propos$ class 9 case numb]              
#a3jh-;,,cv-#jjdhg 7,,egs7 ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = ! ,di/rict (    
,columbia1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ju/ice 
= ,=m] ,am]ican ,ho/ages 9 ,iran ,act ( 
#bjac4  #b4 ,am]ican ,ho/ages 9 ,iran   
,comp5sation ,fund  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re
 is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury a fund1 to be
 kn[n z ! ,am]ican ,ho/ages 9 ,iran     
,comp5sation ,fund 79 ?is section ref]r$
 to z ! ,fund7 = ! purposes (--  7#a7   
mak+ paym5ts to ! ,am]icans held ho/age 
9 ,iran1 & to memb]s ( _! families1 :o  
are id5tifi$ z memb]s ( ! propos$ class 

9 case numb] #a3jh-;,,cv-#jjdhg 7,,egs7 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia2 &  7#b7 satisfy+ !
 claims ( ! memb]s ( ! propos$ class    
aga9/ ,iran relat+ to ! alleg$ tak+ (   
ho/ages or treatm5t ( p]sonnel ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates embassy 9 ,tehran1 ,iran1 
betwe5 ,novemb] #c1 #aigi1 & ,janu>y    
#bj1 #aiha4  7b7 ,fund+  7#a7           
,imposition ( sur*>ge  7,a7 ,9 g5]al    
,!re is impos$ a sur*>ge equal to #cj   
p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( any f9e or p5alty     
impos$1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 = a violation ( 
a law or regulation specifi$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,b7 committ$ on or aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7,b7     
,laws & regulations specifi$ ,a law or  
regulation specifi$ 9 ?is subp>agraph is
 any law or regulation impos+ a f9e or  
p5alty = any economic activity relat+ to
 ,iran t is adm9i/]$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,/ate1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury1 !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,comm]ce1 or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4  7,c7
 ,t]m9ation ( deposits ,! imposition ( !

 sur*>ge "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all       
t]m9ate on ! date on :i* all am\nts     
describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#b7 h be5     
di/ribut$ to all recipi5ts describ$ 9 t 
subsection4  7#b7 ,deposits into ,fund2 
availability ( am\nts  7,a7 ,deposits ,!
 ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all deposit 9 
! ,fund all sur*>ges collect$ pursuant  
to p>agraph 7#a77;,a74  7,b7 ,paym5t (  
sur*>ge to ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury ,a   
p]son ^u :i* a sur*>ge is impos$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 %all pay ! sur*>ge to
 ! ,secret>y )\t reg>d to :e!r ! f9e or 
p5alty ) respect to :i* ! sur*>ge is    
impos$--  7i7 is paid directly to !     
,f$]al ag5cy t adm9i/]s ! law or        
regulation pursuant to :i* ! f9e or     
p5alty is impos$2 or  7ii7 is deem$     
satisfi$ by a paym5t to ano!r ,f$]al    
ag5cy4  7,c7 ,availability ( am\nts 9   
,fund ,am\nts 9 ! ,fund %all be         
available1 )\t fur!r appropriation1 to  
make paym5ts "u subsection 7c74  7c7    
,di/ribution ( funds  7#a7 ,adm9i/ration
 ( ,fund ,paym5ts f ! ,fund %all be     

adm9i/]$1 subject to ov]sight by !      
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 by ! nam$      
repres5tatives ( ! propos$ class        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a7 & an ag5t 
! memb]s ( ! propos$ class designate = !
 purpose ( adm9i/]+ paym5ts f ! ,fund4  
7#b7 ,paym5ts ,subject to p>agraphs 7#c7
 & 7#d71 paym5ts %all be made f ! ,fund 
to ! foll[+ recipi5ts 9 ! foll[+ am\nts3
  7,a7 ,to ea* liv+ =m] ho/age id5tifi$ 
z a memb] ( ! propos$ class describ$ 9  
subsection 7a77#a71 #aj1jjj = ea* day ( 
captivity ( ! =m] ho/age4  7,b7 ,to !   
e/ate ( ea* deceas$ =m] ho/age id5tifi$ 
z a memb] ( ! propos$ class describ$ 9  
subsection 7a77#a71 #aj1jjj = ea* day ( 
captivity ( ! =m] ho/age4  7,c7 ,to ea* 
sp\se or *ild ( a =m] ho/age id5tifi$ z 
a memb] ( ! propos$ class describ$ 9    
subsection 7a77#a7 if ! sp\se or *ild is
 id5tifi$ z a memb] ( t propos$ class1  
#e1jjj = ea* day ( captivity ( ! =m]    
ho/age4  7#c7 ,priority ,paym5ts f !    
,fund %all be di/ribut$ "u p>agraph 7#b7
 9 ! foll[+ ord]3  7,a7 ,fir/1 to ea*   

liv+ =m] ho/age describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#b77;,a74  7,b7 ,second1 to ! e/ate (  
ea* deceas$ =m] ho/age describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b77;,b74  7,c7 ,?ird1 to ea* 
sp\se or *ild ( a =m] ho/age describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#b77;,c74  7#d7 ,cons5t (     
recipi5t ,a paym5t to a recipi5t f !    
,fund "u p>agraph 7#b7 %all be made only
 aft] receiv+ ! cons5t ( ! recipi5t4    
7d7 ,preclusion ( future actions &      
release ( claims  7#a7 ,preclusion (    
future actions ,a recipi5t ( a paym5t "u
 subsection 7c7 may n file or ma9ta9 an 
action aga9/ ,iran 9 any ,f$]al or ,/ate
 c\rt = any claim relat+ to ! ev5ts     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b74  7#b7    
,release ( all claims ,^u ! paym5t ( all
 am\nts describ$ subsection 7c77#b7 to  
all recipi5ts describ$ 9 t subsection1  
all claims aga9/ ,iran relat+ to ! ev5ts
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b7 %all be  
deem$ waiv$ & =ev] releas$4  7e7        
,deposit ( rema9+ funds into ! ,treasury
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any am\nts rema9+ 9 !  
,fund aft] ! date specifi$ 9 p>agraph   

7#b7 %all be deposit$ 9 ! g5]al fund ( !
 ,treasury4  7#b7 ,date specifi$ ,! date
 specifi$ 9 ?is p>agraph is ! lat] (--  
7,a7 ! date on :i* all am\nts describ$ 9
 subsection 7c77#b7 h be5 made to all   
recipi5ts describ$ 9 t subsection2 or   
7,b7 ! date t is #e ye>s aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4