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12 2 STA T .30 01 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 301 — AU G . 4, 200 828U.S . C . 1605Anote),s e c t i on 58 9 o f t h e F o r ei g n Op er -a tions, Ex port Financing, an dR e l ated P rogra m s Appropria- tions Act, 199 7( 28 U.S.C. 1605 note), and an y other pri v ate right of action relating to acts b y a state sponsor of ter- rorism arising u nder Federal, State, or foreign la w shall not apply with respect to claims against L ibya, or any of its agencies, instrumentalities, officials, employees, or agents in any action in a Federal or State court

and (C) any attachment, decree, lien, execution, garnish- ment, or other j udicial process brought against property of Libya, or property of any agency, instrumentality, offi- cial, employee, or agent of Libya, in connection with an action that would be precluded by subparagraph (A) or ( B ) shall be void. (2) C ERTIF I CA TI ON . — A certification described in this para- graph is a certification— (A) by the Secretary to the appropriate congressional committees; and (B) stating that the United States G overnment has received funds pursuant to the claims agreement that are sufficient to ensure— (i) payment of the settlements referred to in section 65 4 (b) of division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110 – 161; 121 Stat. 2 3 42); and (ii) fair compensation of claims of nationals of the United States for wrongful death or physical injury in cases pending on the date of enactment of this Act against Libya arising under section 1605A of title 28, United States Code (including any action brought under section 1605(a)(7) of title 28, United States Code, or section 589 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (28 U.S.C. 1605 note), that has been given effect as if the action had originally been filed under 1605A(c) of title 28, United States Code, pursuant to section 1083(c) of the N ational D efense Authori z ation Act for Fiscal Y ear 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 342; 28 U.S.C. 1605A note)). (b) T E MP ORA L SCOPE.—Subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to any conduct or event occurring before June 30, 2006, regardless of whether, or the extent to which, application of that subsection affects any action filed before, on, or after that date.