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HR 3484 105th Congress House

Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi Claims Protection Act of 1998

Official title: To provide for the adjudication of certain claims against the Government of Iraq and to ensure priority for United States veterans filing such claims.

Introduced: October 2, 1998 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Law Alien propertyArmed Forces and National SecurityClaimsEconomics and Public Finance
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Foreign Trade and International FinanceFrigatesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment liability (International law)Government publicityGovernment trust fundsHistoryInternational AffairsInternational claimsIran-Iraq WarIraqKuwaitLimitation of actionsMiddle East and North AfricaMilitary occupationMilitary personnelNaval personnelPersian Gulf WarRetired military personnelWar and emergency powers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 29, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Mar 18, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 18, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi Claims Protection Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States (U.S. Commission) to receive and determine the validity of claims by U.S. nationals against the Government of Iraq, giving first priority to non-commercial claims of members of the U.S. armed forces and other individuals arising out of Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait, or out of the 1987 attack on the USS Stark.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the Treasury an Iraq Claims Fund for the payment of such claims. Authorizes the President, subject to specified limitations, to vest and liquidate Iraqi Government assets in the United States that have been blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, and allocate the proceeds to the Fund to satisfy claims against the Government of Iraq by U.S. nationals, as well as claims of the U.S. Government that are outside the jurisdiction of the United Nations Compensation Commission. Provides for the reimbursement to the U.S. Government of expenses incurred in administering this Act. Establishes an order of priority for payment of claims.

Directs the U.S. Commission to certify to the Secretary each award made under this Act. Sets forth a ten-year statute of limitations on any demand or claim for the payment of such an award.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3484: Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi Claims Protection Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3484/
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