,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4         
,schumer1 and ,mr4 ,schiff7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,justice for ,united ,states ,victims of
 ,state ,sponsored ,terrorism ,act to   
clarify and supplement the funding      
sources for ,united ,states victims of  
state-sponsored terrorism to ensure     
consistent and meaningful distributions 
from the ,united ,states ,victims of    
,state ,sponsored ,terrorism ,fund1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,american
 ,victims of ,terrorism ,compensation   
,act4  #b4 ,transfer of certain funds   
into united states victims of state     
sponsored terrorism fund  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #djd of the ,justice   
for ,united ,states ,victims of ,state  

,sponsored ,terrorism ,act 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #bjadd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7d77#d71 by adding at the end
 the following3  7,e7 ,fifth-round      
payments ,all fifth-round payments      
required to be authorized by the        
,special ,master on or before ,january  
#a1 #bjbe1 shall be distributed to      
eligible claimants not later than ,march
 #ad1 #bjbe1 or1 if an eligible claimant
 has not provided the ,special ,master  
with the payment information required   
for distribution1 as soon as practicable
 after the date of receipt by the       
,special ,master of such information4  2
 and  7#b7 in subsection 7e77#b71 by    
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
,certain assigned and forfeited assets  
7i7 ,binance holdings limited  7,i7 ,in 
general  7aa7 ,already deposited ,the   
sum of #hih1fai1bbe1 corresponding to   
the funds1 and the net proceeds from the
 sale of property1 forfeited to the     
,united ,states from or in connection   
with the plea agreement in the          

proceedings captioned as ,united ,states
 v4 ,binance ,holdings ,limited1 ,no4   
#b3bc-;cr-#jjagh 7,,raj7 7,w4,d4 ,wash4 
filed ,nov4 #ad1 #bjbc71 already        
deposited into the ,fund4  7bb7         
,additional funds ,the sum of           
#a1iab1jca1gfc1 corresponding to a      
portion of the funds1 and the net       
proceeds from the sale of property1     
forfeited or paid to the ,united ,states
 arising from or in connection with the 
proceedings described in item 7aa7 or   
any related civil or administrative     
proceedings4  7cc7 ,interest ,all       
interest earned on the amounts described
 in item 7aa7 or 7bb7 from the date of  
such forfeiture or payment4  7,,ii7     
,deposit in cvf ,the sum of             
#a1eje1dge1ege1 from the funds1 and the 
net proceeds from the sale of property1 
paid to the ,united ,states arising from
 or in connection with proceedings      
described in subclause 7,i77aa7 shall be
 deposited into the ,crime ,victims     
,fund established under section #adjb of

 the ,victims of ,crime ,act of #aihd   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaja74  7,,iii7 ,timing
 ,an agency of the ,united ,states shall
 deposit or transfer into the ,fund any 
amount paid by a defendant in such      
proceedings that is required to be      
deposited into the ,fund pursuant to    
subclause 7,i71 plus any interest       
thereon1 not later than the later of--  
7aa7 #cj days after the receipt of such 
amount by the agency2 or  7bb7 #ae days 
after the date of enactment of this     
subparagraph4  7ii7 ,doj assets         
forfeiture fund  7,i7 ,in general ,fifty
 percent of the excess unobligated      
balance1 as defined in section          
#ebd7;c77#h7 of title #bh1 ,united      
,states ,code1 of the ,department of    
,justice ,assets ,forfeiture ,fund      
established under #ebd7;c77#a7 of that  
title1 determined on the later of       
,january #ca1 or the date of enactment  
of a final appropriations ,act for each 
fiscal year1 to be transferred annually 
thereafter not later than #cj days after

 the date of such determination1 plus   
#ej percent of any interest amount      
earned on the investment of any balance 
of the ,assets ,forfeiture ,fund as of  
that date4  7,,ii7 ,transfers ,no       
transfer pursuant to this subparagraph  
shall count against any limitation on   
the use of the excess unobligated       
balances described in subclause 7,i7 as 
provided in an annual appropriations    
,act or other legislation4  7,,iii7     
,exclusion of rescissions for fiscal    
year after determination of amount ,for 
purposes of subclause 7,i71 the amount  
of the unobligated balance of the       
,department of ,justice ,asset          
,forfeiture ,fund1 as of ,september #cj 
of a fiscal year1 shall be determined   
without regard to any rescission of     
amounts in the fund for the next fiscal 
year included in an appropriation ,act  
referred to in section #aje of title #a1
 ,united ,states ,code1 including any   
anticipated or potential rescission and 
any rescission given continuing effect  

for such next fiscal year under an ,act 
making continuing appropriations for    
such next fiscal year4  7iii7 ,treasury 
forfeiture fund  7,i7 ,in general ,fifty
 percent of the excess unobligated      
balance of the ,department of the       
,treasury ,forfeiture ,fund established 
under section #igje of title #ca1       
,united ,states ,code1 determined on the
 later of ,january #ca1 or the date of  
enactment of a final appropriations ,act
 for each fiscal year1 to be transferred
 annually thereafter not later than #cj 
days after such determination1 plus #ej 
percent of any interest amount earned on
 the investment of any balance of the   
,treasury ,forfeiture ,fund as of that  
date4  7,,ii7 ,transfers ,no transfer   
pursuant to this subparagraph shall     
count against any limitation on the use 
of excess unobligated balances described
 in subclause 7,i7 as provided in an    
annual appropriations ,act or other     
legislation4  7,,iii7 ,definition of    
excess unobligated balance  7aa7 ,in    

general ,in this clause1 the term excess
 unobligated balance means the          
difference between-- 7,,aa7 the         
unobligated balance of the ,department  
of the ,treasury ,forfeiture ,fund1 as  
of ,september #cj of the fiscal year    
before the date specified in subclause  
7,i72 and 7,,bb7 the amount that is     
required to be retained in the          
,department of the ,treasury ,forfeiture
 ,fund to ensure the availability of    
amounts in the fiscal year after the    
fiscal year described in subitem 7,,aa7 
for the purposes for which amounts in   
the fund are authorized to be used4     
7bb7 ,exclusion of rescissions for      
fiscal year after determination of      
amount ,for purposes of subclause 7,i71 
the amount of the unobligated balance of
 the ,department of the ,treasury       
,forfeiture ,fund1 as of ,september #cj 
of a fiscal year1 shall be determined   
without regard to any rescission of     
amounts in the fund for the next fiscal 
year included in an appropriation ,act  

referred to in section #aje of title #a1
 ,united ,states ,code1 including any   
anticipated or potential rescission and 
any rescission given continuing effect  
for such next fiscal year under an ,act 
making continuing appropriations for    
such next fiscal year4  7,d7 ,interest  
,all interest earned on any amount      
deposited or to be deposited into the   
,fund pursuant to this section1 the     
,american ,victims of ,terrorism        
,compensation ,act1 or an amendment made
 by that ,act1 following receipt of such
 amount by any agency of the ,united    
,states1 including all interest earned  
on the amounts described in subparagraph
 7,c77i74  4  7b7 ,rule of construction 
,nothing in the amendments made by      
subsection 7a7 shall be construed to    
harm1 jeopardize1 or impair any amounts 
previously identified for equitable     
sharing with law enforcement or to limit
 the right of a direct crime victim to  
receive restitution ordered by a court  
before the date of enactment of this    

,act with respect to any offense in a   
matter or proceeding from which amounts 
are to be deposited into the ,fund      
pursuant to the amendments made by      
subsection 7a74  #c4 ,timing of deposit 
of penalties and fines into the united  
states victims of state sponsored       
terrorism fund  7a7 ,forfeited funds and
 property ,section #djd7;e77#b77;,a7 of 
the ,justice for ,united ,states        
,victims of ,state ,sponsored ,terrorism
 ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4                    
#bjadd7;e77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in clause 7i71 by striking forfeited or2
  7#b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking      
forfeited or2 and  7#c7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7iii7 ,forfeitures 
7,i7 ,in general ,all funds1 and the net
 proceeds from the sale of property1    
forfeited to the ,united ,states after  
the date of enactment of the ,american  
,victims of ,terrorism ,compensation    
,act1 in a matter or proceeding arising 
from a violation of any license1 order1 
regulation or prohibition issued under  

the ,international ,emergency ,economic 
,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et    
seq47 or the ,trading with the ,enemy   
,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4 #a et seq47   
and all funds1 and the net proceeds from
 the sale of property1 forfeited to the 
,united ,states after the date of       
enactment of the ,american ,victims of  
,terrorism ,compensation ,act1 in a     
matter or proceeding involving1 or      
relating to1 or arising from the actions
 of1 or doing business with1 or acting  
on behalf of1 a state sponsor of        
terrorism1 without regard to the nature 
of the offense4  7,,ii7 ,scope ,all     
funds and net proceeds described in this
 clause shall be deposited or           
transferred into the ,fund if the state 
sponsor of terrorism was so designated  
at the time of the penalty or fine1 at  
any time during the course of any       
related legal proceedings1 or at the    
time of any related conduct4  7,,iii7   
,rules of construction ,nothing in this 
clause shall be construed to limit any  

rights to court-ordered restitution of  
any direct crime victim of an offense in
 a matter or proceeding from which      
amounts are to be deposited into the    
,fund pursuant to this subparagraph4    
,nothing in the ,american ,victims of   
,terrorism ,compensation ,act or an     
amendment made by that ,act that        
clarifies the scope of forfeiture       
proceeds to be deposited into the ,fund 
shall be construed to impact the scope  
or interpretation of criminal or civil  
penalties or fines that are required to 
be deposited into the ,fund under       
clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of this            
subparagraph1 which scope is the subject
 of pending litigation and shall be     
addressed in such litigation or by      
future legislation as warranted1        
including as informed by the report by  
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states regarding proceeds available   
for deposit to the ,fund required under 
subsection 7b77#a77;,a77v74  7iv7       
,timing ,an agency of the ,united       

,states shall deposit or transfer into  
the ,fund all funds1 and the net        
proceeds from the sale of property1     
forfeited or paid to the ,united ,states
 described in this subparagraph not     
later than the later of-- 7,i7 #fj days 
after the receipt of such amount by the 
agency2 or  7,,ii7 #cj days after the   
date of enactment of this clause4  4    
#d4 ,annual payments ,section           
#djd7;d77#d7 of the ,justice for ,united
 ,states ,victims of ,state ,sponsored  
,terrorism ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4          
#bjadd7;d77#d77 is amended by striking  
subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the     
following3  7,a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in subparagraphs 7,b71 7,c71   
and 7,d71 on ,january #a1 #bjbf1 and    
,january #a of each calendar year       
thereafter1 the ,special ,master or the 
,attorney ,general shall authorize      
additional payments on a pro rata basis 
to those claimants with eligible claims 
under subsection 7c77#b7 to include all 
amounts received as of that date by any 

agency of the ,united ,states that      
qualifies for deposit or transfer into  
the ,fund1 plus all interest earned from
 the date of receipt of any such amounts
 through the date of deposit or transfer
 into the ,fund that has not already    
been distributed pursuant to this       
subsection and is not required for the  
payment of administrative costs or      
compensation as set forth in            
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 of          
subsection 7b77#a74 ,all authorized     
payments shall be distributed to the    
eligible claimants as soon as           
practicable in the calendar year of     
authorization1 or1 if the ,special      
,master or ,attorney ,general authorizes
 payments prior to ,january #a1 not     
later than #a year after the date of    
such authorization4  4  #e4 ,report of  
fund activity ,section #djd7;b77#a77;,a7
 of the ,justice for ,united ,states    
,victims of ,state ,sponsored ,terrorism
 ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4                    
#bjadd7;b77#a77;,a77 is amended by      

adding at the end the following3  7iv7  
,attorney general report  7,i7 ,report  
,on ,january #ca of each year1 the      
,special ,master shall submit to the    
chairman and ranking minority member of 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,senate and the chairman and ranking    
minority member of the ,committee on the
 ,judiciary of the ,house of            
,representatives a report on the balance
 and activity of the ,fund1 which shall 
include-- 7aa7 the total amount in the  
,fund at the end of the preceding fiscal
 year2  7bb7 deposits into the ,fund    
during the preceding fiscal year        
sufficient to identify the source1      
including1 if applicable1 the case name 
and the amount of each deposit1 except  
to the extent that any sealing order    
requires any portion of such information
 to remain confidential2  7cc7          
disbursements from the ,fund during the 
preceding fiscal year sufficient to     
identify specific amounts disbursed for 
victim compensation and other purposes1 

including for administrative costs and  
use of ,department of ,justice          
personnel2  7dd7 the amount1 and the    
basis for the calculation1 of any funds 
deposited into the ,fund from the       
,department of ,justice ,assets         
,forfeiture ,fund established under     
#ebd7;c77#a7 of title #bh1 ,united      
,states ,code1 and the ,department of   
the ,treasury ,forfeiture ,fund         
established under section #igje of title
 #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 in the     
prior fiscal year2  7ee7 an explanation 
of any amounts not deposited into the   
,fund as a result of any rule of        
construction pursuant to this ,act or   
the ,american ,victims of ,terrorism    
,compensation ,act2 and  7ff7 an        
explanation of all amounts from or      
relating to cases qualifying for deposit
 under this ,act that are not deposited 
into the ,fund as a result of           
inter-agency credits1 administrative    
costs1 or any other reason4  7,,ii7     
,publication ,not later than ,march #a  

of each year1 the ,attorney ,general    
shall publish the report required under 
subclause 7,i7 on the internet website  
of the ,fund4  7v7 ,gao report regarding
 proceeds available for deposit to the  
fund ,not later than ,april #a1 #bjbe1  
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall submit to ,congress a    
report1 which shall include-- 7,i7 a    
listing of all funds1 and the net       
proceeds from the sale of property1     
forfeited or paid to the ,united ,states
 since ,january #a1 #bjbj1 in an amount 
greater than #aj1jjj1jjj as a criminal  
penalty or fine in any matter1          
sufficient to identify the source1      
including1 if applicable1 the case name 
and the amount of each forfeiture or    
payment1 except to the extent that any  
sealing order requires any portion of   
such information to remain confidential2
  7,,ii7 a listing of all funds1 and the
 net proceeds from the sale of property1
 forfeited or paid to the ,united       
,states since ,january #a1 #bjbj1 in an 

amount greater than #aj1jjj1jjj as a    
civil penalty or fine in any matter1    
sufficient to identify the source1      
including1 if applicable1 the case name 
and the amount of each forfeiture or    
payment1 except to the extent that any  
sealing order requires any portion of   
such information to remain confidential2
  7,,iii7 an explanation of where each  
amount described in subclause 7,i7 or   
7,,ii7 was deposited1 including deposits
 into the ,fund or the ,crime ,victims  
,fund1 which shall include the nature of
 each such deposit1 and the statutory   
basis for each such deposit2 and  7,,iv7
 any interest amount earned on each     
amount described in subclause 7,i7 or   
7,,ii74  7vi7 ,gao triennial report ,not
 later than ,january #a1 #bjbg1 and     
every #c years thereafter1 the          
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     
report-- 7,i7 evaluating the            
administration of the ,fund and the     
sufficiency of funding for the ,fund2   

7,,ii7 analyzing funding and payment    
trends2 and  7,,iii7 describing amounts 
outstanding and unpaid on eligible      
claims overall1 including such amounts  
disaggregated by victim group and by    
when victims entered the ,fund4  4  #f4 
,administrative costs and use of        
department of justice personnel ,section
 #djd7;b77#a7 of the ,justice for       
,united ,states ,victims of ,state      
,sponsored ,terrorism ,act 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #bjadd7;b77#a77 is amended by 
striking subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting
 the following3  7,b7 ,administrative   
costs and use of department of justice  
personnel ,the ,special ,master may     
utilize1 as necessary1 no more than #aj 
full-time equivalent ,department of     
,justice personnel to assist in carrying
 out the duties of the ,special ,master 
under this section4 ,any costs          
associated with the use of such         
personnel1 and any other administrative 
costs of carrying out this section1     
shall be paid from the ,fund4  4  #g4   

,additional reports ,section            
#djd7;d77#d77;,d77iv77,,iv7 of the      
,justice for ,united ,states ,victims of
 ,state ,sponsored ,terrorism ,act 7#cd 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjadd7;d77#d77;,d77iv77,,iv77
 is amended by striking item 7bb7 and   
inserting the following3  7bb7          
,remaining amounts ,not later than #cj  
days after the date of enactment of the 
,american ,victims of ,terrorism        
,compensation ,act1 all amounts         
remaining in the lump sum catch-up      
payment reserve fund in excess of the   
amounts described in subclauses 7,i7 and
 7,,ii7 of clause 7iii7 shall be        
deposited into the ,fund under this     
section1 including all interest earned  
on amounts in the lump sum catch-up     
payment reserve fund4 ,all such amounts1
 including interest1 shall be included  
in a supplemental fifth-round           
distribution to be authorized by the    
,special ,master not later than ,april  
#a1 #bjbe1 and distributed pursuant to  
this section not later than ,june #cj1  

#bjbe1 to all claimants for whom the    
,special ,master authorized fifth-round 
distributions4  4