Gulf War Veterans' and Other Iraqi Claims Protection Act of 2002
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.
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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.
Sets forth a ten-year statute of limitations on any demand or claim for the payment of such an award.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4573: Gulf War Veterans' and Other Iraqi Claims Protection Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4573/
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