To provide compensation for United States victims of Libyan State-sponsored terrorism, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide compensation for United States victims of Libyan State-sponsored terrorism, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Finance, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H4F5D0C4E9792464C82D00500CAC5394A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act.
- Section H7DA45331AE95467791DD2D646F62667B: 2. Defined term In this Act, the term compensable living victim of Libyan State-sponsored terrorism means an individual who— is a United States person; was 45...
- Section H5043CC96A85A4D6383676E2EE79FEC52: 3. Living Victims of Lockerbie Claims Trust Fund Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall...
- Section HB5C4E2D3A4AF4D6E8A0C3E87AC819E35: 4. Compensation for living victims of Libyan State-sponsored terrorism The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission shall— not later than 30 days after the date of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide compensation for United States victims of Libyan State-sponsored terrorism, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Finance, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide compensation for United States victims of Libyan State-sponsored terrorism, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Zoe Lofgren
D-CA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Lofgren (for herself and Mrs. Kim of California) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual who— is a United States person
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