S. 2776

119 S2776 IS: To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to provide rules for payments to Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-11
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2776
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  September 11, 2025
  Mr. Fetterman  (for himself and  Mr. McCormick ) introduced the following bill; 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 provide rules for payments to Havlish Settling Judgment
  Creditors.
1.
Justice for United States victims of state sponsored terrorism
(a)
In general
The Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act ( 34 U.S.C. 20144 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (e)(2)(B), by adding at the end the following:
(vi)
Exception for the Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors
(I)
In general
This subsection does not apply with respect to—
(aa)
a Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor who previously elected to participate in the Fund in accordance with clause (iii) or who submitted an application for conditional payment in accordance with clause (iv); or
(bb)
the assets, or the net proceeds of the sale of properties or related assets, attributable to a person described in item (aa).
(II)
Release of funds held in escrow
All funds allocated to a Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor and withheld from distribution under clause (iv) shall be released and paid to the Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor to whom such withheld funds had been allocated.
(III)
Future payment eligibility
Each Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor shall be entitled to participate in future rounds of payments in the same manner as all other claimants described in paragraphs (10) through (14) of subsection (j), irrespective of any application for conditional payment submitted under clause (iv).
  ; and
(2)
in subsection (j), by adding at the end the following:
(17)
Havlish settling judgment creditor
The term  Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor  means a plaintiff, an estate or successor in interest thereof, who—
(A)
has an eligible claim under subsection (c) that arises out of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States; and
(B)
is a Settling Judgment Creditor identified in the Order dated April 16, 2014, in the proceedings captioned In re 650 Fifth Avenue and Related Properties, No. 08–CV–10934 (S.D.N.Y.).
  .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on December 29, 2022.