BENEFITS FOR UNITED STATES HOSTAGES CAPTURED IN LEBANON.

SEC. 302. BENEFITS FOR UNITED STATES HOSTAGES CAPTURED IN LEBANON. (a) In General.—Section 599C of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end of the first sentence “during fiscal year 1991 and hereafter”; (2) in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b), by striking out “During” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “Except as provided in paragraph (5), during”; 105 STAT. 708 (3) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following new paragraph: “(5) For purposes of the application of paragraphs (3) and (4) to United States hostages captured in Lebanon, the period of entitlement of benefits, subject to the availability of funds, shall be the period of an individual’s hostage status, plus a 60-month period following the termination of the hostage status of that individual.”; (4) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph (4)(B) to read as follows: “(B) the term ‘United States hostages captured in Lebanon’ means United States nationals, including lawful permanent residents of the United States, who have been forcibly detained, held hostage, or interned for any period of time after June 1, 1982, by any government (including the agents thereof) or group in Lebanon for the purpose of coercing the United States Government or any other government.”; and (5) in subsection (e), by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: “(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds allocated under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.”. (b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be deemed to have become effective as of the date of enactment of the Foreign Operations Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101–513).