Congress 107 - HR 4647 - Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2002

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Alien property Armed Forces and National Security Arms sales Compensation for victims of crime Crime and Law Enforcement Damages EBB Terrorism Economics and Public Finance Expropriation Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds History International Affairs Iran Iran Hostage Crisis Law Middle East and North Africa President and foreign policy Recognition (International law) State-sponsored terrorism Terrorism Treaties Victims of terrorism

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Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2002 - Mandates satisfaction of judgements against a terrorist party from the frozen assets of terrorists, terrorist organizations, and State sponsors of terrorism. Authorizes the President to waive this requirement before the enforcement of any judicial order directing attachment in aid of execution against property subject to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, upon a determination on an asset-by-asset basis that waiver is necessary in the national security interest.

Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to set forth a special rule for cases against Iran with respect to distribution of foreign military sales funds inadequate to satisfy the amount of compensatory awards against Iran.

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Jul 18, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
May 2, 2002

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 2, 2002

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