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Fairness for 9/11 Families Act
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Introduced in Senate on Sep 29, 2022
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S. 5045 (Introduced-in-Senate)


117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5045


To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 29, 2022

Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Fairness for 9/11 Families Act”.

SEC. 2. Appropriations.

(a) In general.—Section 404(d)(4)(C) of the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 20144(d)(4)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(iv) AUTHORIZATION.—

“(I) IN GENERAL.—The Special Master shall authorize lump sum catch-up payments in amounts equal to the amounts described in subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of clause (iii).

“(II) APPROPRIATIONS.—

“(aa) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated to the Fund such sums as are necessary to carry out this clause, to remain available until expended.

“(bb) LIMITATION.—Amounts appropriated pursuant to item (aa) may not be used for a purpose other than to make lump sum catch-up payments under this clause.”.

(b) Emergency designation.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided under the amendments made by subsection (a) are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).

(2) DESIGNATION IN THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE.—The amendments made by subsection (a) are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 4001 of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.

(c) Rescission.—Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available under the heading “Small Business Administration—Business Loans Program Account, CARES Act”, for carrying out paragraphs (36) and (37) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), $2,982,000,000 are hereby rescinded.