,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #ahc  #aacth       
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #eei     
,report ,no4 #aac-ajd  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,march #ac1 #bjac ,mr4 ,isakson 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4         
,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mrs4 ,murray1  
,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mrs4 ,hagan1 and ,mr4    
,harkin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations      
,september #ab1 #bjac ,reported by ,mr4 
,menendez1 with an amendment and an     
amendment to the title ,strike out all  
after the enacting clause and insert the
 part printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
establish a fund to make payments to the
 ,americans held hostage in ,iran1 and  
to members of their families1 who are   
identified as members of the proposed   
class in case number #a3jh-;,,cv-#jjdhg 
7,,egs7 of the ,united ,states ,district
 ,court for the ,district of ,columbia1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    

,justice for ,former ,american ,hostages
 in ,iran ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,american 
,hostages in ,iran ,compensation ,fund  
7a7 ,establishment ,there is established
 in the ,treasury a fund1 to be known as
 the ,american ,hostages in ,iran       
,compensation ,fund 7in this section    
referred to as the ,fund7 for the       
purposes of--  7#a7 making payments to  
the ,americans held hostage in ,iran1   
and to members of their families1 who   
are identified as members of the        
proposed class in case number           
#a3jh-;,,cv-#jjdhg 7,,egs7 of the       
,united ,states ,district ,court for the
 ,district of ,columbia2 and  7#b7      
satisfying the claims of the members of 
the proposed class against ,iran        
relating to the alleged taking of       
hostages or treatment of personnel of   
the ,united ,states embassy in ,tehran1 
,iran1 between ,november #c1 #aigi1 and 
,january #bj1 #aiha4  7b7 ,funding  7#a7
 ,imposition of surcharge  7,a7 ,in     
general ,there is imposed a surcharge   

equal to #cj percent of the amount of   
any fine or penalty imposed1 in whole or
 in part1 for a violation of a law or   
regulation specified in subparagraph    
7,b7 committed on or after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4  7,b7 ,laws 
and regulations specified ,a law or     
regulation specified in this            
subparagraph is any law or regulation   
imposing a fine or penalty for any      
economic activity relating to ,iran that
 is administered by the ,department of  
,state1 the ,department of the          
,treasury1 the ,department of ,justice1 
the ,department of ,commerce1 or the    
,department of ,energy4  7,c7           
,termination of deposits ,the imposition
 of the surcharge under subparagraph    
7,a7 shall terminate on the date on     
which all amounts described in          
subsection 7c77#b7 have been distributed
 to all recipients described in that    
subsection4  7#b7 ,deposits into ,fund2 
availability of amounts  7,a7 ,deposits 
,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall  

deposit in the ,fund all surcharges     
collected pursuant to paragraph         
7#a77;,a74  7,b7 ,payment of surcharge  
to ,secretary of the ,treasury ,a person
 upon which a surcharge is imposed under
 paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall pay the      
surcharge to the ,secretary without     
regard to whether the fine or penalty   
with respect to which the surcharge is  
imposed--  7i7 is paid directly to the  
,federal agency that administers the law
 or regulation pursuant to which the    
fine or penalty is imposed2 or  7ii7 is 
deemed satisfied by a payment to another
 ,federal agency4  7,c7 ,availability of
 amounts in ,fund ,amounts in the ,fund 
shall be available1 without further     
appropriation1 to make payments under   
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,distribution of   
funds  7#a7 ,administration of ,fund    
,payments from the ,fund shall be       
administered1 subject to oversight by   
the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 by the 
named representatives of the proposed   
class described in subsection 7a77#a7   

and an agent the members of the proposed
 class designate for the purpose of     
administering payments from the ,fund4  
7#b7 ,payments ,subject to paragraphs   
7#c7 and 7#d71 payments shall be made   
from the ,fund to the following         
recipients in the following amounts3    
7,a7 ,to each living former hostage     
identified as a member of the proposed  
class described in subsection 7a77#a71  
#aj1jjj for each day of captivity of the
 former hostage4  7,b7 ,to the estate of
 each deceased former hostage identified
 as a member of the proposed class      
described in subsection 7a77#a71 #aj1jjj
 for each day of captivity of the former
 hostage4  7,c7 ,to each spouse or child
 of a former hostage identified as a    
member of the proposed class described  
in subsection 7a77#a7 if the spouse or  
child is identified as a member of that 
proposed class1 #e1jjj for each day of  
captivity of the former hostage4  7#c7  
,priority ,payments from the ,fund shall
 be distributed under paragraph 7#b7 in 

the following order3  7,a7 ,first1 to   
each living former hostage described in 
paragraph 7#b77;,a74  7,b7 ,second1 to  
the estate of each deceased former      
hostage described in paragraph          
7#b77;,b74  7,c7 ,third1 to each spouse 
or child of a former hostage described  
in paragraph 7#b77;,c74  7#d7 ,consent  
of recipient ,a payment to a recipient  
from the ,fund under paragraph 7#b7     
shall be made only after receiving the  
consent of the recipient4  7d7          
,preclusion of future actions and       
release of claims  7#a7 ,preclusion of  
future actions ,a recipient of a payment
 under subsection 7c7 may not file or   
maintain an action against ,iran in any 
,federal or ,state court for any claim  
relating to the events described in     
subsection 7a77#b74  7#b7 ,release of   
all claims ,upon the payment of all     
amounts described subsection 7c77#b7 to 
all recipients described in that        
subsection1 all claims against ,iran    
relating to the events described in     

subsection 7a77#b7 shall be deemed      
waived and forever released4  7e7       
,deposit of remaining funds into the    
,treasury  7#a7 ,in general ,any amounts
 remaining in the ,fund after the date  
specified in paragraph 7#b7 shall be    
deposited in the general fund of the    
,treasury4  7#b7 ,date specified ,the   
date specified in this paragraph is the 
later of--  7,a7 the date on which all  
amounts described in subsection 7c77#b7 
have been made to all recipients        
described in that subsection2 or  7,b7  
the date that is #e years after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,justice for ,former ,american      
,hostages in ,iran ,act of #bjac4  #b4  
,american ,hostages in ,iran            
,compensation ,fund  7a7 ,establishment 
,there is established in the ,treasury a
 fund1 to be known as the ,american     
,hostages in ,iran ,compensation ,fund  
7in this section referred to as the     
,fund7 for the purpose of making        

payments to the #eb ,americans held     
hostage in the ,united ,states embassy  
in ,tehran1 ,iran1 between ,november #c1
 #aigi1 and ,january #bj1 #aiha 7in this
 section referred to as the former      
hostages74  7b7 ,funding  7#a7          
,imposition of surcharge  7,a7 ,in      
general ,there is imposed a surcharge   
equal to #cj percent of the amount of-- 
7i7 any fine or monetary penalty        
assessed1 in whole or in part1 on a     
person for a violation of a law or      
regulation specified in subparagraph    
7,b7 related to activities undertaken on
 or after the date of the enactment of  
this ,act2 or  7ii7 the monetary amount 
of a settlement entered into by a person
 with respect to a suspected violation  
of a law or regulation specified in     
subparagraph 7,b7 related to activities 
undertaken on or after such date of     
enactment4  7,b7 ,laws and regulations  
specified ,a law or regulation specified
 in this subparagraph is any law or     
regulation that provides for a civil or 

criminal fine or other monetary penalty 
for any economic activity relating to   
,iran that is administered by the       
,department of the ,treasury1 the       
,department of ,justice1 or the         
,department of ,commerce4  7,c7         
,termination of deposits ,the imposition
 of the surcharge under subparagraph    
7,a7 shall terminate on the date on     
which all amounts described in          
subsection 7c77#b7 have been distributed
 to all recipients described in that    
subsection4  7#b7 ,deposits into fund2  
availability of amounts  7,a7 ,deposits 
,all surcharges collected pursuant to   
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall be deposited  
into the ,fund4  7,b7 ,payment of       
surcharge ,a person on whom a surcharge 
is imposed under paragraph 7#a77;,a7    
shall pay the surcharge to the ,fund    
without regard to whether the fine1     
penalty1 or settlement to which the     
surcharge applies--  7i7 is paid        
directly to the ,federal agency that    
administers the relevant law or         

regulation specified in paragraph       
7#a77;,b72 or  7ii7 is deemed satisfied 
by a payment to another ,federal agency4
  7,c7 ,contributions ,the ,secretary of
 ,state is authorized to accept such    
amounts as may be contributed by        
individuals1 business concerns1 foreign 
governments1 or other entities for      
payments under this ,act4 ,such amounts 
shall be deposited directly into the    
,fund4  7,d7 ,availability of amounts in
 fund ,amounts in the ,fund shall be    
available1 without further              
appropriation1 to make payments under   
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,distribution of   
funds  7#a7 ,administration of fund     
,payments from the ,fund shall be       
administered by the ,secretary of       
,state1 pursuant to such rules and      
processes as the ,secretary1 in the     
,secretary's sole discretion1 may       
establish4  7#b7 ,payments ,subject to  
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71 payments shall
 be made from the ,fund to the following
 recipients in the following amounts3   

7,a7 ,to each living former hostage1    
#aej1jjj1 plus #e1jjj for each day of   
captivity of the former hostage4  7,b7  
,to the estate of each deceased former  
hostage1 #aej1jjj1 plus #e1jjj for each 
day of captivity of the former hostage4 
7#c7 ,priority ,payments from the ,fund 
shall be distributed under paragraph    
7#b7 in the following order3  7,a7      
,first1 to each living former hostage   
described in paragraph 7#b77;,a74  7,b7 
,second1 to the estate of each deceased 
former hostage described in paragraph   
7#b77;,b74  7#d7 ,consent of recipient  
,a payment to a recipient from the ,fund
 under paragraph 7#b7 shall be made only
 after receiving the consent of the     
recipient4  7d7 ,waiver ,a recipient of 
a payment under subsection 7c7 shall    
waive and forever release all existing  
claims against ,iran and the ,united    
,states arising out of the events       
described in subsection 7a74  7e7       
,notification of claimants2 limitation  
on review  7#a7 ,notification ,the      

,secretary of ,state shall notify1 in a 
reasonable manner1 each individual      
qualified to receive a payment under    
subsection 7c7 of the status of the     
individual's claim for such a payment4  
7#b7 ,submission of additional          
information ,if the claim of an         
individual to receive a payment under   
subsection 7c7 is denied1 or is approved
 for payment of less than the full      
amount of the claim1 the individual     
shall be entitled to submit to the      
,secretary additional information with  
respect to the claim4 ,upon receipt and 
consideration of that information1 the  
,secretary may affirm1 modify1 or revise
 the former action of the ,secretary    
with respect to the claim4  7#c7        
,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 official1 agency1 or       

establishment of the ,united ,states or 
by any court by mandamus or otherwise4  
7f7 ,deposit of remaining funds into the
 ,treasury  7#a7 ,in general ,any       
amounts remaining in the ,fund after the
 date specified in paragraph 7#b7 shall 
be deposited in the general fund of the 
,treasury4  7#b7 ,date specified ,the   
date specified in this paragraph is the 
later of--  7,a7 the date on which all  
amounts described in subsection 7c77#b7 
have been made to all recipients        
described in that subsection2 or  7,b7  
the date that is #e years after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4  7g7    
,report to congress ,not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and annually thereafter until
 the date specified in subsection       
7f77#b71 the ,secretary of ,state shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the status of the
 ,fund1 including--  7#a7 the amounts   
and sources of money deposited into the 
,fund2  7#b7 the rules and processes    

established to administer the ,fund2 and
  7#c7 the distribution of payments from
 the ,fund4  7h7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3  7#a7 ,appropriate             
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,relations and the ,committee on       
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee
 on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee
 on ,financial ,services of the ,house  
of ,representatives4  7#b7 ,person ,the 
term person includes any individual or  
entity subject to the civil or criminal 
jurisdiction of the ,united ,states4    
,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill 
to establish a fund to make payments to 
the ,americans held hostage in ,iran1   
and for other purposes44  ,september    
#ab1 #bjac ,reported with an amendment  
and an amendment to the title