,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #deed  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #i1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,coll9s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide      
comp5sation = ,unit$ ,/ates victims (   
,libyan /ate-sponsor$ t]rorism1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ju/ice = ! ,liv+ ,victims 
( ,lock]bie ,act4  #b4 ,def9$ t]m ,9 ?is
 ,act1 ! t]m comp5sable liv+ victim (   
,libyan /ate-sponsor$ t]rorism means an 
individual :o-- 7#a7 is a ,unit$ ,/ates 
p]son2  7#b7 0 employ$ by ,pan ,am]ican 
,airl9es on ,decemb] #c1 #aiia2  7#c7 0 
a nam$ claimant 9 ! case ref]r$ to 9    
section #c7;b77#b72 &  7#d7 0 alive on  
,augu/ #ad1 #bjjh4  #c4 ,det]m9ation (  
cause  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all direct 
! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,aviation &     
,int]national ,affairs to review & make 
a det]m9ation z to :e!r x is m probable 

?an n t ! bomb+ ( ,pan ,am]ican ,flight 
#ajc ov] ,lock]bie1 ,scotl& on ,decemb] 
#ba1 #aihh1 0 a proximate cause ( !     
subsequ5t bankruptcy ( ,pan ,am]ican ,_w
 ,airl9es4  7b7 ,requirem5ts ,9 mak+ !  
det]m9ation requir$ "u subsection 7a71 !
 ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,aviation &      
,int]national ,affairs %all-- 7#a7 apply
 legal /&>ds & pr9ciples g5]ally foll[$ 
by ,/ate & ,f$]al c\rts 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates2  7#b7 all[ =m] ,pan ,am]ican    
employees :o 7 nam$ claimants 9 ,abbott 
et al4 v4 ,sociali/ ,p's ,libyan ,arab  
,jamahiriya 7case numb]                 
#a3id-;cv-#jbddd-,,ss7 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,di/rict ,c\rt = ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia
 to submit writt5 docum5ts & legal      
argum5ts on ! issue ( causation describ$
 9 subsection 7a72 &  7#c7 except z     
provid$ else:]e 9 ?is section1 limit !  
review to ! evid5ti>y record ( ! ,=eign 
,claims ,settlem5t ,commission provid$  
to ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y pursuant to    
subsection 7c7 7exclud+ prior decisions 
( ! ,commission74  7c7 ,submission (    

records ,! ,=eign ,claims ,settlem5t    
,commission %all provide ! ,assi/ant    
,secret>y = ,aviation & ,int]national   
,affairs ) copies ( ! evid5ti>y record1 
includ+ docum5ts submitt$ by claimants1 
/atem5ts & affidavits ( witnesses1 he>+ 
transcripts1 & po/-he>+ submissions1    
associat$ ) ,category ,f claims ref]r$  
to ! ,commission by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate 
on ,novemb] #bg1 #bjac1 involv+ claims (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates nationals aga9/ !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,libya t 7 settl$ "u !      
,claims ,settlem5t ,agreem5t ,betwe5 !  
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & ! ,great      
,sociali/ ,p's ,libyan ,arab            
,jamahiriya1 dat$ ,augu/ #ad1 #bjjh4    
7d7 ,writt5 det]m9ation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date on :i* 
! ,secret>y ( ,transportation directs ! 
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,aviation &       
,int]national ,affairs to review ! issue
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,assi/ant 
,secret>y %all submit a writt5          
det]m9ation to ! ,secret>y4  7#b7       
,submission to ! =eign claims settlem5t 

commission ,if ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y    
det]m9es t ! ,lock]bie bomb+ 0 a        
proximate cause ( ! bankruptcy ( ,pan   
,am]ican ,_w ,airl9es1 ! ,secret>y (    
,transportation1 n lat] ?an #aj days    
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y receiv$  
su* writt5 det]m9ation1 %all deliv] a   
copy ( su* det]m9ation to ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,treasury & ! ,=eign ,claims          
,settlem5t ,commission4  #d4 ,liv+      
,victims ( ,lock]bie ,claims ,fund  7a7 
,e/abli%m5t ,if ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = 
,aviation & ,int]national ,affairs makes
 ! det]m9ation ( cause describ$ 9       
section #c1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury   
%all e/abli%1 9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 a tru/ fund 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
,act z ! ,fund7 = ! paym5t ( claims     
submitt$ by comp5sable liv+ victims (   
,libyan /ate-sponsor$ t]rorism4  7b7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,once !  
,fund is e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection
 7a71 !re %all be appropriat$ to !      
,fund1 out ( any money 9 ! ,treasury ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates n o!rwise appropriat$1   

#bj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjba1 :i* %all
 be made available to provide           
comp5sation to comp5sable liv+ victims (
 ,libyan /ate-sponsor$ t]rorism4  #e4   
,comp5sation = liv+ victims ( ,libyan   
/ate-sponsor$ t]rorism  7a7             
,c]tification by ! ,=eign ,claims       
,settlem5t ,commission ,n lat] ?an #cj  
days aft] receiv+ a copy ( ! det]m9ation
 f ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation "u     
section #c7;c77#b71 ! ,=eign ,claims    
,settlem5t ,commission-- 7#a7 %all      
publi%1 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]1 a process = 
fil+ applications on behalf ( comp5sable
 liv+ victims ( ,libyan /ate-sponsor$   
t]rorism2  7#b7 %all det]m9e if         
individuals :o h submitt$ claims =      
paym5ts "u subsection 7b7 are comp5sable
 liv+ victims ( ,libyan /ate-sponsor$   
t]rorism2 &  7#c7 ^u ! approval ( ea*   
claim pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 %all   
c]tify su* det]m9ation to ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,treasury = au?orization ( paym5t "u  
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,paym5ts au?oriz$  
,^u receiv+ a c]tification f ! ,=eign   

,claims ,settlem5t ,commission "u       
subsection 7a77#c71 ! ,secret>y ( !     
,treasury %all make paym5ts f ! ,fund to
 comp5sable liv+ victims ( ,libyan      
/ate-sponsor$ t]rorism 9 accordance )   
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,comp5sation  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,^u a c]tification by ! ,=eign 
,claims ,settlem5t ,commission ( a claim
 by a comp5sable liv+ victim ( ,libyan  
/ate-sponsor$ t]rorism1 su* claimant    
7or1 9 ! case ( a deceas$ claimant1 !   
p]sonal repres5tative ( ! claimant's    
e/ate7 %all be entitl$ to an aw>d (     
#djj1jjj4  7#b7 ,repres5tative ,if a    
putative claimant t o!rwise qualifies = 
comp5sation "u ?is section is deceas$1 a
 p]sonal repres5tative may br+ a claim  
on behalf ( ! e/ate ( ! claimant4