Timing of deposit of penalties and fines into the united states victims of state sponsored terrorism fund
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(a) Forfeited funds and property Section 404(e)(2)(A) of the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 20144(e)(2)(A)) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking forfeited or; (2) in clause (ii), by striking forfeited or; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (iii) Forfeitures (I) In general All funds, and the net proceeds from the sale of property, forfeited to the United States after the date of enactment of the American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act, in a matter or proceeding arising from a violation of any license, order, regulation or prohibition issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) and all funds, and the net proceeds from the sale of property, forfeited to the United States after the date of enactment of the American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act, in a matter or proceeding involving, or relating to, or arising from the actions of, or doing business with, or acting on behalf of, a state sponsor of terrorism, without regard to the nature of the offense. (II) Scope All funds and net proceeds described in this clause shall be deposited or transferred into the Fund if the state sponsor of terrorism was so designated at the time of the penalty or fine, at any time during the course of any related legal proceedings, or at the time of any related conduct. (III) Rules of construction Nothing in this clause shall be construed to limit any rights to court-ordered restitution of any direct crime victim of an offense in a matter or proceeding from which amounts are to be deposited into the Fund pursuant to this subparagraph. Nothing in the American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act or an amendment made by that Act that clarifies the scope of forfeiture proceeds to be deposited into the Fund shall be construed to impact the scope or interpretation of criminal or civil penalties or fines that are required to be deposited into the Fund under clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph, which scope is the subject of pending litigation and shall be addressed in such litigation or by future legislation as warranted, including as informed by the report by the Comptroller General of the United States regarding proceeds available for deposit to the Fund required under subsection (b)(1)(A)(v). (iv) Timing An agency of the United States shall deposit or transfer into the Fund all funds, and the net proceeds from the sale of property, forfeited or paid to the United States described in this subparagraph not later than the later of— (I) 60 days after the receipt of such amount by the agency; or (II) 30 days after the date of enactment of this clause..