Report of fund activity
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Section 404(b)(1)(A) of the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 20144(b)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Attorney general report (I) Report On January 31 of each year, the Special Master shall submit to the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on the balance and activity of the Fund, which shall include— (aa) the total amount in the Fund at the end of the preceding fiscal year; (bb) deposits into the Fund during the preceding fiscal year sufficient to identify the source, including, if applicable, the case name and the amount of each deposit, except to the extent that any sealing order requires any portion of such information to remain confidential; (cc) disbursements from the Fund during the preceding fiscal year sufficient to identify specific amounts disbursed for victim compensation and other purposes, including for administrative costs and use of Department of Justice personnel; (dd) the amount, and the basis for the calculation, of any funds deposited into the Fund from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund established under 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, and the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established under section 9705 of title 31, United States Code, in the prior fiscal year; (ee) an explanation of any amounts not deposited into the Fund as a result of any rule of construction pursuant to this Act or the American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act; and (ff) an explanation of all amounts from or relating to cases qualifying for deposit under this Act that are not deposited into the Fund as a result of inter-agency credits, administrative costs, or any other reason. (II) Publication Not later than March 1 of each year, the Attorney General shall publish the report required under subclause (I) on the internet website of the Fund. (v) Gao report regarding proceeds available for deposit to the fund Not later than April 1, 2025, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report, which shall include— (I) a listing of all funds, and the net proceeds from the sale of property, forfeited or paid to the United States since January 1, 2020, in an amount greater than $10,000,000 as a criminal penalty or fine in any matter, sufficient to identify the source, including, if applicable, the case name and the amount of each forfeiture or payment, except to the extent that any sealing order requires any portion of such information to remain confidential; (II) a listing of all funds, and the net proceeds from the sale of property, forfeited or paid to the United States since January 1, 2020, in an amount greater than $10,000,000 as a civil penalty or fine in any matter, sufficient to identify the source, including, if applicable, the case name and the amount of each forfeiture or payment, except to the extent that any sealing order requires any portion of such information to remain confidential; (III) an explanation of where each amount described in subclause (I) or (II) was deposited, including deposits into the Fund or the Crime Victims Fund, which shall include the nature of each such deposit, and the statutory basis for each such deposit; and (IV) any interest amount earned on each amount described in subclause (I) or (II). (vi) Gao triennial report Not later than January 1, 2027, and every 3 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report— (I) evaluating the administration of the Fund and the sufficiency of funding for the Fund; (II) analyzing funding and payment trends; and (III) describing amounts outstanding and unpaid on eligible claims overall, including such amounts disaggregated by victim group and by when victims entered the Fund..