,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bgd #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ddg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #bg1 #bjag,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 and ,mr4 ,cardin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,december #e1 #bjag,reported by ,mr4 ,corker1 with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to require reporting on acts of certain foreign countries on ,holocaust era assets and related issues4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,justice for ,uncompensated ,survivors ,today 7,,just7 ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,annual reporting on holocaust era assets and related issues 7a7 ,in general ,for covered countries1 the ,secretary of ,state shall annually include within either the relevant ,annual ,country ,report on ,human ,rights1 the ,international ,religious ,freedom ,report1 or other appropriate report as determined by the ,secretary1 an assessment and description of the nature and extent of national laws or enforceable policies regarding the identification and the return of or restitution for wrongfully seized or transferred ,holocaust era assets and compliance with or progress toward the goals and objectives of the #bjji ,terezin ,declaration on ,holocaust ,era ,assets and ,related ,issues1 including-- 7#a7 the return to the rightful owner of any property1 including religious or communal property1 that was wrongfully seized or transferred2 7#b7 if return of such property is no longer possible1 the provision of comparable substitute property or the payment of equitable compensation to the rightful owner in accordance with principles of justice and through an expeditious claims-driven administrative process that is just1 transparent1 and fair2 7#c7 the use of the ,washington ,conference ,principles on ,nazi-,confiscated ,art1 agreed to ,december #c1 #aiih1 and the ,terezin ,declaration on ,holocaust ,assets and ,related ,issues1 agreed to ,june #cj1 #bjji1 in settling all claims involving publically and privately held movable property2 7#d7 the restitution of heirless property to assist needy ,holocaust survivors1 and for other purposes2 7#e7 the extent to which such laws and policies are implemented and enforced in practice1 including through any applicable administrative or judicial processes2 and 7#f7 the mechanism for and demonstrable progress on the resolution of claims for ,united ,states citizen ,holocaust survivors and ,united ,states citizen family members of ,holocaust victims4 7b7 ,effective date of inclusion 7#a7 ,inclusion in ,annual ,country ,report on ,human ,rights or ,international ,religious ,freedom report ,if the ,secretary of ,state includes the information required under subsection 7a7 in the report required under section #aaf7;d7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baean7d77 or the report required under section #ajb7;b7 of the ,international ,religious ,freedom ,act of #aiih 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fdab7;b771 the requirement to include such information shall apply beginning with the first report submitted later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,inclusion in other ,department of ,state report ,if the ,secretary of ,state includes the information required under subsection 7a7 in an existing report of the ,department of ,state other than a report described in paragraph 7#a71 the requirement to include such information shall apply beginning with the first report submitted later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#c7 ,inclusion in new report ,if the ,secretary of ,state includes the information required under subsection 7a7 in a new report1 the ,secretary shall submit such report not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,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 ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committees on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,covered countries ,the term covered countries means signatories to the #bjji ,terezin ,declaration on ,holocaust ,era ,assets and ,related ,issues that are determined by the ,special ,envoy for ,holocaust ,issues1 in consultation with expert nongovernmental organizations1 to be countries of particular concern relative to the issues listed in subsection 7a74 7#c7 ,wrongfully seized or transferred ,the term wrongfully seized or transferred includes confiscations1 expropriations1 nationalizations1 forced sales or transfers1 and sales or transfers under duress during the ,holocaust era or the period of ,communist rule of a covered country4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,justice for ,uncompensated ,survivors ,today 7,,just7 ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,report on ,holocaust era assets and related issues 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,d7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,covered countries ,the term covered countries means participants in the #bjji ,holocaust ,era ,assets ,conference that are determined by the ,secretary of ,state1 or the ,secretary's designee1 in consultation with expert nongovernmental organizations1 to be countries of particular concern relative to the issues listed in subsection 7b74 7#c7 ,wrongfully seized or transferred ,the term wrongfully seized or transferred includes confiscations1 expropriations1 nationalizations1 forced sales or transfers1 and sales or transfers under duress during the ,holocaust era or the period of ,communist rule of a covered country4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that assesses and describes the nature and extent of national laws and enforceable policies of covered countries regarding the identification and the return of or restitution for wrongfully seized or transferred ,holocaust era assets consistent with1 and evaluated with respect to1 the goals and objectives of the #bjji ,holocaust ,era ,assets ,conference1 including-- 7#a7 the return to the rightful owner of any property1 including religious or communal property1 that was wrongfully seized or transferred2 7#b7 if return of any property described in paragraph 7#a7 is no longer possible1 the provision of comparable substitute property or the payment of equitable compensation to the rightful owner in accordance with principles of justice and through an expeditious claims-driven administrative process that is just1 transparent1 and fair2 7#c7 in the case of heirless property1 the provision of property or compensation to assist needy ,holocaust survivors1 to support ,holocaust education1 and for other purposes2 7#d7 the extent to which such laws and policies are implemented and enforced in practice1 including through any applicable administrative or judicial processes2 and 7#e7 to the extent practicable1 the mechanism for and an overview of progress toward the resolution of claims for ,united ,states citizen ,holocaust survivors and ,united ,states citizen family members of ,holocaust victims4 7c7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that after the submission of the report described in subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of ,state should continue to report to ,congress on ,holocaust era assets and related issues in a manner that is consistent with the manner in which the ,department of ,state reported on such matters before the date of the enactment of the ,act4 ,december #e1 #bjag,reported with an amendment