For veterans that are affected by IEDs and VIEDs, the following is the latest update regarding the funding available for qualified applicants.
The Latest Announcement Regarding Future Payment Rounds
The USVSST Fund continues to work diligently to identify matters that qualify for deposit and to accumulate deposits. This chart provides information about the qualifying case deposits accumulated by the USVSST Fund. If sufficient funds are available, the Special Master authorizes payments by January 1, the annual statutory date by which to do so.
The Special Master has determined that there will be insufficient funds to authorize an additional round of payments by January 1, 2022.
Accordingly, if sufficient funds are available, the Special Master will authorize the next round of payments by January 1, 2023 or in subsequent years, until the USVSST Fund sunsets in 2039.
The USVSST Fund continues to accept applications to be considered for future payment rounds. In general, claimants must submit applications not later than 90 days after the date of obtaining the final judgment. The USVSST Fund will announce at a later time the specific deadlines to submit applications for any future payment rounds, the timing of which will depend on the availability of funds.
The Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (the “Act”), 34 U.S.C. § 20144, as amended by the Clarification Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, provides for the establishment and administration of the USVSST Fund to provide compensation to certain U.S. persons who were injured in acts of international state-sponsored terrorism. Mary Patrice Brown serves as the Special Master of the USVSST Fund.
The USVSST Fund may compensate eligible United States persons who
hold a final judgment issued by a United States district court awarding the applicant compensatory damages arising from acts of international terrorism for which a foreign state sponsor of terrorism was found not immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act;
were taken and held hostage from the United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran, during the period beginning November 4, 1979, and ending January 20, 1981, and certain of their spouses and children; or
are the personal representative of a deceased individual in those categories.
In general, the Act requires claimants to submit applications not later than 90 days after the date of obtaining a qualifying final judgment.
Victims and their family members can be assured that their claims will be processed promptly, fairly, and transparently. This website is updated as further information becomes available about the USVSST Fund.
Third‑Round Payments
As of September 2021, the USVSST Fund has issued third‑round payments to roughly 97 percent of eligible claimants.
The USVSST Fund has notified claimants who must submit additional documentation or information for their third‑round payments to be processed. The USVSST Fund will continue to process eligible claims and issue third‑round payments on a rolling basis.
Reminders to Claimants
Claimants must meet all USVSST Fund requirements to receive their allocated payment amounts. This includes curing outstanding deficiencies, if any. This website provides additional information in the Direct Deposit and Payment FAQs and the general FAQs, including FAQ 4.25. There is no guarantee that eligible claimants will receive the full allocated amount, or that additional payments will be issued immediately.
All claimants have a continuing obligation to update claim information, including informing the USVSST Fund of any compensation from any source other than this Fund not previously disclosed, as well as significant developments involving the final judgment or other facts affecting eligibility. See Notice to Update Claim Information. Last Updated on September 30, 2021
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