Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act This bill establishes a mechanism for compensating certain victims of the bombing of Pan American Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988. The Office of Aviation and International Affairs must determine whether the bombing was a proximate cause of Pan American's bankruptcy. If the office finds such proximate cause, then the Department of the Treasury must establish a fund to compensate qualifying victims of the bombing (generally, former employees of Pan American who were part of an earlier lawsuit seeking compensation from Libya for the bombing). The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission must establish a process for claimants to apply for compensation from the fund.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5521-5522)
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5521-5522)
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AfricaAviation and airportsBankruptcyCivil actions and liabilityCorporate finance and managementCrime victimsEvidence and witnessesGovernment information and archivesGovernment liabilityGovernment trust fundsLibyaMiddle EastScotlandTerrorismTransportation employeesUnited Kingdom
Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act
USA116th CongressS-4554| Senate
| Updated: 9/9/2020
Justice for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act This bill establishes a mechanism for compensating certain victims of the bombing of Pan American Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988. The Office of Aviation and International Affairs must determine whether the bombing was a proximate cause of Pan American's bankruptcy. If the office finds such proximate cause, then the Department of the Treasury must establish a fund to compensate qualifying victims of the bombing (generally, former employees of Pan American who were part of an earlier lawsuit seeking compensation from Libya for the bombing). The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission must establish a process for claimants to apply for compensation from the fund.
AfricaAviation and airportsBankruptcyCivil actions and liabilityCorporate finance and managementCrime victimsEvidence and witnessesGovernment information and archivesGovernment liabilityGovernment trust fundsLibyaMiddle EastScotlandTerrorismTransportation employeesUnited Kingdom