Amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to provide rules for payments to Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors.

Summary

Provides a narrow exception that forces the release and payment of funds previously withheld from a specific group of September 11, 2001 plaintiffs — called “Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors” — and restores their equal eligibility for future distributions under the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act. The change is applied retroactively to December 29, 2022.

• Requires release and payment of funds previously withheld from specific 9/11 plaintiffs identified in a 2014 court order.
• Defines the term "Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor" for purposes of victim-payment distribution rules.
• Restores those creditors' equal eligibility to participate in future payment rounds with other eligible claimants.
• Applies retroactively to December 29, 2022, affecting past withholding and distributions after that date.
• Does not create a new appropriation; it modifies distribution rules and eligibility under the existing statute.
• Targets a narrow, court-identified set of claimants rather than broadly changing program structure.
• May require administrators to recalculate or execute payments that were withheld for this group.