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[Public Notice:11018]
Covered Claims Under the Promoting
Security and Justice for Victims of
Terrorism Act of 2019
Notice of identification of
method for submission of covered
claims.
ACTION:
Section
903(b)(4) of the Promoting Security and
Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of
2019 (Div. J, Pub. L. 116–94) provides
that it is the sense of Congress that (A)
covered claims should be resolved in a
manner that provides just compensation
to the victims; (B) covered claims
should be resolved and settled in favor
of the victim to the fullest extent
possible and without subjecting victims
to unnecessary or protracted litigation;
(C) the United States Government
should take all practicable steps to
facilitate the resolution and settlements
of all covered claims, including
engaging directly with the victims or
their representatives and the Palestinian
Authority and the Palestine Liberation
Organization; and (D) the United States
Government should strongly urge the
Palestinian Authority and the Palestine
Liberation Organization to commit to
good-faith negotiations to resolve and
settle all covered claims.
Section 903(b)(2)(A) provides that the
Department of State shall publish a
notice in the Federal Register
identifying the method by which a
national of the United States, or a
representative of a national of the
United States, who has a covered claim,
may contact the Department of State to
give notice of the covered claims.
Section 903(b)(2)(B) further provides
that the Secretary of State, or a designee
of the Secretary, shall meet (and make
every effort to continue to meet on a
regular basis thereafter) with any
national of the United States, or a
representative of a national of the
United States, who has a covered claim
and has informed the Department of
State of the covered claim using the
method established pursuant to
subparagraph (A) to discuss the status of
the covered claim, including the status
of any settlement discussions with the
Palestinian Authority or the Palestine
Liberation Organization.
Consistent with section 903(b)(2)(A),
the Department of State hereby provides
notice that nationals of the United
States, or their representatives, may
submit notice of and information
concerning their covered claim to
PalestinianClaims@state.gov by May 3,
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2020. Such information shall include, at
a minimum, the method by which the
Department of State may contact a
claimant, as well as sufficient
documentation to establish that the
claim constitutes a ‘‘covered claim’’
within the meaning of section 903.
Section 903 defines a ‘‘covered claim’’
to mean any pending action by, or final
judgment in favor of, a national of the
United States, or any action by a
national of the United States dismissed
for lack of personal jurisdiction, under
section 2333 of title 18, United States
Code, against the Palestinian Authority
or the Palestine Liberation Organization.
In the event notice and information of
a covered claim is submitted by the
representative of a national of the
United States, the information provided
shall also include such documentation
as necessary to establish the
representative’s legal capacity to act on
behalf of the national of the United
States.
Persons with questions about filing
notice of a covered claim may contact
the Palestinian Claims line at 202–776–
8430.
Richard C. Visek,
Principal Deputy Legal Adviser, Office of the
Legal Adviser, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice:11018]
Covered Claims Under the Promoting Security and Justice for
Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019
ACTION: Notice of identification of method for submission of covered
claims.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 903(b)(4) of the Promoting Security
and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act of 2019 (Div. J, Pub. L. 116-
94) provides that it is the sense of Congress that (A) covered claims
should be resolved in a manner that provides just compensation to the
victims; (B) covered claims should be resolved and settled in favor of
the victim to the fullest extent possible and without subjecting
victims to unnecessary or protracted litigation; (C) the United States
Government should take all practicable steps to facilitate the
resolution and settlements of all covered claims, including engaging
directly with the victims or their representatives and the Palestinian
Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization; and (D) the United
States Government should strongly urge the Palestinian Authority and
the Palestine Liberation Organization to commit to good-faith
negotiations to resolve and settle all covered claims.
Section 903(b)(2)(A) provides that the Department of State shall
publish a notice in the Federal Register identifying the method by
which a national of the United States, or a representative of a
national of the United States, who has a covered claim, may contact the
Department of State to give notice of the covered claims. Section
903(b)(2)(B) further provides that the Secretary of State, or a
designee of the Secretary, shall meet (and make every effort to
continue to meet on a regular basis thereafter) with any national of
the United States, or a representative of a national of the United
States, who has a covered claim and has informed the Department of
State of the covered claim using the method established pursuant to
subparagraph (A) to discuss the status of the covered claim, including
the status of any settlement discussions with the Palestinian Authority
or the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Consistent with section 903(b)(2)(A), the Department of State
hereby provides notice that nationals of the United States, or their
representatives, may submit notice of and information concerning their
covered claim to [email protected] by May 3, 2020. Such
information shall include, at a minimum, the method by which the
Department of State may contact a claimant, as well as sufficient
documentation to establish that the claim constitutes a ``covered
claim'' within the meaning of section 903. Section 903 defines a
``covered claim'' to mean any pending action by, or final judgment in
favor of, a national of the United States, or any action by a national
of the United States dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction, under
section 2333 of title 18, United States Code, against the Palestinian
Authority or the Palestine Liberation Organization. In the event notice
and information of a covered claim is submitted by the representative
of a national of the United States, the information provided shall also
include such documentation as necessary to establish the
representative's legal capacity to act on behalf of the national of the
United States.
Persons with questions about filing notice of a covered claim may
contact the Palestinian Claims line at 202-776-8430.
Richard C. Visek,
Principal Deputy Legal Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department
of State.
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