H.R. 7564 amends existing federal law to provide catch-up payments to victims of two specific terrorist attacks: the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing and the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing. The bill targets victims who received a final court judgment and applied to the victim compensation fund before December 29, 2022, but missed one or more of the four initial payment rounds distributed by the fund. These catch-up payments would be calculated using the same methodology applied to 9/11 families under the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act, adjusted for any money the victims already received. The bill requires the Comptroller General to conduct an audit and publish a notice of proposed payments in the Federal Register within 30 days of the law's enactment to determine which victims are eligible and calculate their payments.
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