#aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#cbej  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide remote   
access to court proceedings for victims 
of the #aihh ,bombing of ,pan ,am       
,flight #ajc over ,lockerbie1 ,scotland4
  #a4 ,remote access to court           
proceedings for victims of the #aihh    
bombing of ,pan ,am ,flight #ajc over   
,lockerbie1 ,scotland  7a7 ,definition  
of victim of crimes associated with the 
bombing of ,pan ,am ,flight #ajc ,in    
this section3 7#a7 ,in general ,subject 
to paragraph 7#b71 the term victim of   
crimes associated with the bombing of   
,pan ,am ,flight #ajc means any         
individual-- 7,a7 who suffered direct or
 proximate harm as a result of the      
bombing of ,pan ,am ,flight #ajc that   
occurred over ,lockerbie1 ,scotland1 on 
,december #ba1 #aihh1 and was present at
 or near the scene of the bombing when  
it occurred1 or immediately thereafter2 
or  7,b7 who is the spouse1 legal       
guardian1 parent1 child1 brother1       
sister1 next of kin1 or other relative  

of1 or who is determined by the         
applicable district court of the ,united
 ,states to be an individual who        
possesses a relationship of similar     
significance to1 an individual described
 in subparagraph 7,a7 or an individual  
otherwise described in this subsection4 
7#b7 ,limitation ,the term victim of    
crimes associated with the bombing of   
,pan ,am ,flight #ajc does not include  
an individual who participated or       
conspired in the crimes associated with 
the bombing of ,pan ,am ,flight #ajc4   
7b7 ,authorization  7#a7 ,in general ,on
 and after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 and notwithstanding any provision
 of the ,federal ,rules of ,criminal    
,procedure or other law or rule to the  
contrary1 in order to permit victims of 
crimes associated with the bombing of   
,pan ,am ,flight #ajc to access court   
proceedings in the criminal case against
 ,abu ,agila ,mohammed ,mas'ud ,kheir   
,al-,marimi and against any             
co-conspirator subsequently charged and 

prosecuted in a court of the ,united    
,states for crimes related to the #aihh 
bombing of ,pan ,am ,flight #ajc1 the   
district court of the ,united ,states in
 such a case shall order that reasonable
 efforts be made to make remote video   
and telephonic access to proceedings in 
the case available to victims of crimes 
associated with the bombing of ,pan ,am 
,flight #ajc4  7#b7 ,no limit on        
location ,remote video and telephonic   
access to proceedings shall be made     
available under paragraph 7#a7 to a     
victim of crimes associated with the    
bombing of ,pan ,am ,flight #ajc without
 regard to the location of the victim of
 crimes associated with the bombing of  
,pan ,am ,flight #ajc4  7c7 ,district   
court discretion ,nothing in this       
section shall be construed to eliminate 
or limit the discretion of a district   
court of the ,united ,states to control 
the manner1 circumstances1 or           
availability of remote video or         
telephonic transmissions where necessary

 to control the courtroom or protect the
 integrity of court proceedings or the  
safety of parties1 witnesses1 or other  
participants in the proceedings4        
,passed the ,senate ,december #f1       
#bjbc4,secretary