,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bj1  
#bjaf,mr4 ,moran introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the 
use of funds to make payments to ,iran  
relating to the settlement of claims    
brought before the ,iran-,united ,states
 ,claims ,tribunal until ,iran has paid 
certain compensatory damages awarded to 
,united ,states persons by ,united      
,states courts4  #a4 ,restrictions on   
certain payments relating to claims     
brought before the ,iran-,united ,states
 ,claims ,tribunal  7a7 ,in general ,no 
amounts authorized to be appropriated or
 otherwise made available for any fiscal
 year may be obligated or expended for a
 payment described in subsection 7b7    
until the ,president certifies to       
,congress that the ,government of ,iran 
has paid all compensatory damages       
awarded to a ,united ,states person in a

 final judgment--  7#a7 issued by a     
district court of the ,united ,states   
under ,federal or ,state law against the
 ,government of ,iran2 and  7#b7 arising
 from an act of international terrorism1
 for which the ,government of ,iran was 
determined not to be immune from the    
jurisdiction of the courts of the       
,united ,states or of the ,states under 
section #afje;,a of title #bh1 ,united  
,states ,code1 or section #afje7;a77#g7 
of such title 7as in effect on ,january 
#bg1 #bjjh74  7b7 ,payments described ,a
 payment described in this subsection is
 a payment by the ,united ,states to the
 ,government of ,iran or a national of  
,iran relating to the settlement of a   
claim before the ,iran-,united ,states  
,claims ,tribunal4  7c7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3 7#a7 ,act of             
international terrorism ,the term act of
 international terrorism includes--     
7,a7 an act of torture1 extrajudicial   
killing1 aircraft sabotage1 or hostage  
taking1 as those terms are defined in   

section #afje;,a7h7 of title #bh1       
,united ,states ,code2 and  7,b7        
providing material support or resources1
 as defined in section #bcci;,a of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 for an act 
described in subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7   
,united ,states person ,the term ,united
 ,states person means-- 7,a7 a ,united  
,states citizen or an alien lawfully    
admitted for permanent residence to the 
,united ,states2 or  7,b7 an entity     
organized under the laws of the ,united 
,states or of any jurisdiction within   
the ,united ,states4