,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #bgd #aae? ,,congress 
#a/ ,session  ,s4 #ddg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate 
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1  
#bjag,ms4 ,baldw9 7= h]self1 ,mr4       
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,casey1    
,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4    
,hat*1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 
,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mr4
 ,?une1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4   
,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4    
,coons1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 & ,mr4 ,c>d97      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,decemb] #e1 #bjag,report$ 
by ,mr4 ,cork]1 ) an amendment,strike   
out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t !  
"p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require report+ on acts ( c]ta9 =eign   
c\ntries on ,holocau/ era assets &      
relat$ issues4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,ju/ice =          
,uncomp5sat$ ,survivors ,today 7,,j7    
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,annual report+ on   
holocau/ era assets & relat$ issues  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,= cov]$ c\ntries1 ! ,secret>y

 ( ,/ate %all annually include )9 ei!r !
 relevant ,annual ,c\ntry ,report on    
,human ,rights1 ! ,int]national         
,religi\s ,fre$om ,report1 or o!r       
appropriate report z det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y1 an assessm5t & description ( 
! nature & ext5t ( national laws or     
en=ceable policies reg>d+ !             
id5tification & ! return ( or re/itution
 = wrongfully seiz$ or transf]r$        
,holocau/ era assets & compliance ) or  
progress t[>d ! goals & objectives ( !  
#bjji ,t]ez9 ,decl>ation on ,holocau/   
,era ,assets & ,relat$ ,issues1         
includ+--  7#a7 ! return to ! rightful  
own] ( any prop]ty1 includ+ religi\s or 
communal prop]ty1 t 0 wrongfully seiz$  
or transf]r$2  7#b7 if return ( su*     
prop]ty is no long] possible1 !         
provision ( comp>able sub/itute prop]ty 
or ! paym5t ( equitable comp5sation to !
 rightful own] 9 accordance ) pr9ciples 
( ju/ice & ?r\gh an exp$iti\s           
claims-driv5 adm9i/rative process t is  
j1 transp>5t1 & fair2  7#c7 ! use ( !   

,wa%+ton ,conf]5ce ,pr9ciples on        
,nazi-,confiscat$ ,art1 agre$ to        
,decemb] #c1 #aiih1 & ! ,t]ez9          
,decl>ation on ,holocau/ ,assets &      
,relat$ ,issues1 agre$ to ,june #cj1    
#bjji1 9 settl+ all claims involv+      
publically & privately held movable     
prop]ty2  7#d7 ! re/itution ( heirless  
prop]ty to assi/ ne$y ,holocau/         
survivors1 & = o!r purposes2  7#e7 !    
ext5t to :i* su* laws & policies are    
implem5t$ & en=c$ 9 practice1 includ+   
?r\gh any applicable adm9i/rative or    
judicial processes2 &  7#f7 ! me*anism =
 & demon/rable progress on ! resolution 
( claims = ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5         
,holocau/ survivors & ,unit$ ,/ates     
citiz5 family memb]s ( ,holocau/        
victims4  7b7 ,effective date (         
inclusion  7#a7 ,inclusion 9 ,annual    
,c\ntry ,report on ,human ,rights or    
,int]national ,religi\s ,fre$om report  
,if ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate includes !      
in=mation requir$ "u subsection 7a7 9 ! 
report requir$ "u section #aaf7;d7 ( !  

,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #baean7d77 or ! report requir$
 "u section #ajb7;b7 ( ! ,int]national  
,religi\s ,fre$om ,act ( #aiih 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #fdab7;b771 ! requirem5t to   
include su* in=mation %all apply beg9n+ 
) ! fir/ report submitt$ lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  7#b7 ,inclusion 9 o!r ,dep>tm5t (
 ,/ate report ,if ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate   
includes ! in=mation requir$ "u         
subsection 7a7 9 an exi/+ report ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate o!r ?an a report      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! requirem5t  
to include su* in=mation %all apply     
beg9n+ ) ! fir/ report submitt$ lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act4  7#c7 ,inclusion 9 new report 
,if ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate includes !      
in=mation requir$ "u subsection 7a7 9 a 
new report1 ! ,secret>y %all submit su* 
report n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,appropriate       
congressional committees ,! t]m         

appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,relations & ! ,committee on            
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !   
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & !       
,committees on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,cov]$        
c\ntries ,! t]m cov]$ c\ntries means    
signatories to ! #bjji ,t]ez9           
,decl>ation on ,holocau/ ,era ,assets & 
,relat$ ,issues t are det]m9$ by !      
,special ,envoy = ,holocau/ ,issues1 9  
consultation ) exp]t nongov]nm5tal      
organizations1 to be c\ntries ( p>ticul>
 conc]n relative to ! issues li/$ 9     
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,wrongfully seiz$ 
or transf]r$ ,! t]m wrongfully seiz$ or 
transf]r$ includes confiscations1       
expropriations1 nationalizations1 =c$   
sales or transf]s1 & sales or transf]s  
"u duress dur+ ! ,holocau/ era or !     
p]iod ( ,communi/ rule ( a cov]$ c\ntry4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,ju/ice = ,uncomp5sat$ ,survivors   
,today 7,,j7 ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,report 

on ,holocau/ era assets & relat$ issues 
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 !  
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7,d7 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,cov]$  
c\ntries ,! t]m cov]$ c\ntries means    
p>ticipants 9 ! #bjji ,holocau/ ,era    
,assets ,conf]5ce t are det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 or ! ,secret>y's     
designee1 9 consultation ) exp]t        
nongov]nm5tal organizations1 to be      
c\ntries ( p>ticul> conc]n relative to !
 issues li/$ 9 subsection 7b74  7#c7    
,wrongfully seiz$ or transf]r$ ,! t]m   
wrongfully seiz$ or transf]r$ includes  
confiscations1 expropriations1          
nationalizations1 =c$ sales or transf]s1
 & sales or transf]s "u duress dur+ !   
,holocau/ era or ! p]iod ( ,communi/    

rule ( a cov]$ c\ntry4  7b7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 %all submit a report to ! appropriate  
congressional committees t assesses &   
describes ! nature & ext5t ( national   
laws & en=ceable policies ( cov]$       
c\ntries reg>d+ ! id5tification & !     
return ( or re/itution = wrongfully     
seiz$ or transf]r$ ,holocau/ era assets 
consi/5t )1 & evaluat$ ) respect to1 !  
goals & objectives ( ! #bjji ,holocau/  
,era ,assets ,conf]5ce1 includ+--  7#a7 
! return to ! rightful own] ( any       
prop]ty1 includ+ religi\s or communal   
prop]ty1 t 0 wrongfully seiz$ or        
transf]r$2  7#b7 if return ( any prop]ty
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is no long]   
possible1 ! provision ( comp>able       
sub/itute prop]ty or ! paym5t (         
equitable comp5sation to ! rightful own]
 9 accordance ) pr9ciples ( ju/ice &    
?r\gh an exp$iti\s claims-driv5         
adm9i/rative process t is j1 transp>5t1 
& fair2  7#c7 9 ! case ( heirless       

prop]ty1 ! provision ( prop]ty or       
comp5sation to assi/ ne$y ,holocau/     
survivors1 to support ,holocau/         
education1 & = o!r purposes2  7#d7 !    
ext5t to :i* su* laws & policies are    
implem5t$ & en=c$ 9 practice1 includ+   
?r\gh any applicable adm9i/rative or    
judicial processes2 &  7#e7 to ! ext5t  
practicable1 ! me*anism = & an ov]view (
 progress t[>d ! resolution ( claims =  
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 ,holocau/ survivors
 & ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 family memb]s ( 
,holocau/ victims4  7c7 ,s5se (         
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t    
aft] ! submission ( ! report describ$ 9 
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %\ld
 cont9ue to report to ,congress on      
,holocau/ era assets & relat$ issues 9 a
 mann] t is consi/5t ) ! mann] 9 :i* !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate report$ on su* matt]s 
be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,act4      
,decemb] #e1 #bjag,report$ ) an am5dm5t