,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #deed ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #i1 #bjbj,ms4 ,collins introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to provide compensation for ,united ,states victims of ,libyan state-sponsored terrorism1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,justice for the ,living ,victims of ,lockerbie ,act4 #b4 ,defined term ,in this ,act1 the term compensable living victim of ,libyan state-sponsored terrorism means an individual who-- 7#a7 is a ,united ,states person2 7#b7 was employed by ,pan ,american ,airlines on ,december #c1 #aiia2 7#c7 was a named claimant in the case referred to in section #c7;b77#b72 and 7#d7 was alive on ,august #ad1 #bjjh4 #c4 ,determination of cause 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation shall direct the ,assistant ,secretary for ,aviation and ,international ,affairs to review and make a determination as to whether it is more probable than not that the bombing of ,pan ,american ,flight #ajc over ,lockerbie1 ,scotland on ,december #ba1 #aihh1 was a proximate cause of the subsequent bankruptcy of ,pan ,american ,world ,airlines4 7b7 ,requirements ,in making the determination required under subsection 7a71 the ,assistant ,secretary for ,aviation and ,international ,affairs shall-- 7#a7 apply legal standards and principles generally followed by ,state and ,federal courts in the ,united ,states2 7#b7 allow former ,pan ,american employees who were named claimants in ,abbott et al4 v4 ,socialist ,people's ,libyan ,arab ,jamahiriya 7case number #a3id-;cv-#jbddd-,,ss7 in the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,district of ,columbia to submit written documents and legal arguments on the issue of causation described in subsection 7a72 and 7#c7 except as provided elsewhere in this section1 limit the review to the evidentiary record of the ,foreign ,claims ,settlement ,commission provided to the ,assistant ,secretary pursuant to subsection 7c7 7excluding prior decisions of the ,commission74 7c7 ,submission of records ,the ,foreign ,claims ,settlement ,commission shall provide the ,assistant ,secretary for ,aviation and ,international ,affairs with copies of the evidentiary record1 including documents submitted by claimants1 statements and affidavits of witnesses1 hearing transcripts1 and post-hearing submissions1 associated with ,category ,f claims referred to the ,commission by the ,department of ,state on ,november #bg1 #bjac1 involving claims of the ,united ,states nationals against the ,government of ,libya that were settled under the ,claims ,settlement ,agreement ,between the ,united ,states of ,america and the ,great ,socialist ,people's ,libyan ,arab ,jamahiriya1 dated ,august #ad1 #bjjh4 7d7 ,written determination 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the ,secretary of ,transportation directs the ,assistant ,secretary for ,aviation and ,international ,affairs to review the issue described in subsection 7a71 the ,assistant ,secretary shall submit a written determination to the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,submission to the foreign claims settlement commission ,if the ,assistant ,secretary determines that the ,lockerbie bombing was a proximate cause of the bankruptcy of ,pan ,american ,world ,airlines1 the ,secretary of ,transportation1 not later than #aj days after the date on which the ,secretary received such written determination1 shall deliver a copy of such determination to the ,secretary of the ,treasury and the ,foreign ,claims ,settlement ,commission4 #d4 ,living ,victims of ,lockerbie ,claims ,fund 7a7 ,establishment ,if the ,assistant ,secretary for ,aviation and ,international ,affairs makes the determination of cause described in section #c1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall establish1 in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states1 a trust fund 7referred to in this ,act as the ,fund7 for the payment of claims submitted by compensable living victims of ,libyan state-sponsored terrorism4 7b7 ,authorization of appropriations ,once the ,fund is established pursuant to subsection 7a71 there shall be appropriated to the ,fund1 out of any money in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states not otherwise appropriated1 #bj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba1 which shall be made available to provide compensation to compensable living victims of ,libyan state-sponsored terrorism4 #e4 ,compensation for living victims of ,libyan state-sponsored terrorism 7a7 ,certification by the ,foreign ,claims ,settlement ,commission ,not later than #cj days after receiving a copy of the determination from the ,secretary of ,transportation under section #c7;c77#b71 the ,foreign ,claims ,settlement ,commission-- 7#a7 shall publish1 in the ,federal ,register1 a process for filing applications on behalf of compensable living victims of ,libyan state-sponsored terrorism2 7#b7 shall determine if individuals who have submitted claims for payments under subsection 7b7 are compensable living victims of ,libyan state-sponsored terrorism2 and 7#c7 upon the approval of each claim pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 shall certify such determination to the ,secretary of the ,treasury for authorization of payment under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,payments authorized ,upon receiving a certification from the ,foreign ,claims ,settlement ,commission under subsection 7a77#c71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall make payments from the ,fund to compensable living victims of ,libyan state-sponsored terrorism in accordance with subsection 7c74 7c7 ,compensation 7#a7 ,in general ,upon a certification by the ,foreign ,claims ,settlement ,commission of a claim by a compensable living victim of ,libyan state-sponsored terrorism1 such claimant 7or1 in the case of a deceased claimant1 the personal representative of the claimant's estate7 shall be entitled to an award of #djj1jjj4 7#b7 ,representative ,if a putative claimant that otherwise qualifies for compensation under this section is deceased1 a personal representative may bring a claim on behalf of the estate of the claimant4