1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated February 9, 2021Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act: Eligibility and FundingSince 1996, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) has authorized U.S. courts to order state sponsors of terrorismnamely, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, a
2、nd Syria, and previously Libya, Iraq, and Sudanto pay monetary damages to terrorism victims. Courts have since awarded an estimated $150 billion against these states. Although these states have largely not participated in this litigation at the merits phase, some of these states have appeared in cou
3、rt to attempt to prevent plaintiffs from collecting their assets. Satisfaction of Terrorism Judgments Claims against Libya, and some claims against Sudan, were ultimately resolved through bilateral claims settlement agreements, while Congress preserved claims against Sudan involving victims and fami
4、ly members of the September 11 attacks in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260). Judgments against Iraq were paid through liquidating Iraqi assets frozen pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA; 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), prior to vesting the remaining Ira
