S.Amdt. 4197

SA 4197. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Booker, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Murphy) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. _____. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CATCH-UP
PAYMENTS.

Section 404(d)(4)(C) of the Justice for United States
Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C.
20144(d)(4)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(iv) Funding.--

``(I) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this subparagraph, to remain available
until expended.
``(II) Limitation.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to
subclause (I) may not be used for a purpose other than to
make lump sum catch-up payments under this subparagraph.''.

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