3.0.0 3891 2023-01-12T17:52:06Z 2023-01-12T17:52:06Z Senate S S 2006-09-12 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-09-12T23:37:39Z Victim Compensation Fund Extension Act 109 565 HR 2005-03-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Related bill CRS James Zadroga Act of 2006 109 6045 HR 2006-09-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2006-09-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9367) IntroReferral 2006-09-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9366-9367) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-09-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2006-09-12 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2006-09-12 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2006-09-12 True Law Claims Compensation (Law) Compensation for victims of crime Crime and Law Enforcement Families Health International Affairs Mental illness September 11, 2001 Survivors' benefits Terrorism Victims of terrorism Law 00 2006-09-12 Introduced in Senate 2006-10-05T19:32:37Z James Zadroga Act of 2006 - Amends the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (Fund), part of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, to extend the current December 22, 2003, deadline for filing claims under the Fund for five years following enactment of this Act if the Special Master determines that the individual: (1) was unaware that he or she had suffered physical harm as the result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist-related aircraft crashes until after the deadline and before enactment of this Act; (2) was unaware of his or her eligibility to file a claim until after December 22, 2003; (3) suffered psychological harm as a result of the crashes; or (4) in the case of an individual who had previously filed a claim, suffered a significantly greater physical harm than was known to the individual as of the date the claim was filed, but did not know its full extent until after the claim was filed and before enactment of this Act.

Allows the filing of a claim also during the five years after the individual first knew that he or she had suffered physical or psychological harm as the result of such crashes, if he or she did not know that until on or after enactment of this Act. Extends the same five-year filing allowance to anyone who did not know the full extent of the harm suffered until on or after the enactment of this Act, even though he or she had previously filed a claim and had suffered a significantly greater physical or psychological harm than was known to the individual as of the date the claim was filed. Waives the single claim requirement in such circumstances.

Makes a claimant eligible for compensation based on the psychological harm suffered as a result of the crashes.

Defines "immediate aftermath" for compensation eligibility purposes as any period of time after the crashes that was sufficiently close in time to them that there was a demonstrable risk to the claimant of resulting physical or psychological harm, including the period of time during which related rescue, recovery, and cleanup activities were conducted.

]]> James Zadroga Act of 2006 Display Title James Zadroga Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend the time for filing certain claims under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced James Zadroga Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-09-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3891is/xml/BILLS-109s3891is.xml 2006-09-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9367) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.