Congress would receive a study on possible victim payments

The Comptroller General, Congress’s watchdog, would study potential payment eligibility, costs, and changes to the law. The study would examine adding these victims to an exception to foreign governments’ protection from lawsuits. The study would consider people with psychiatric injuries. The study itself would not grant payment eligibility. The study and report to Congress would be due by December 31, 2028.

The Comptroller General would list federal receipts and property-sale proceeds and account for interest earned on the penalties. Covered violations involve federal emergency economic powers, wartime trade restrictions, or state sponsors of terrorism. Where publication limits restrict source details for amounts above $5 million, the report would still identify the violations charged, amounts, and dates. The accounting would cover receipts since December 18, 2015, with the report due by December 31, 2028.