[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3226 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3226

  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
  study regarding children directly affected by the terrorist attacks 
            against the United States on September 11, 2001.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 1, 2001

   Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
  study regarding children directly affected by the terrorist attacks 
            against the United States on September 11, 2001.

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

SECTION 1. GAO STUDY OF CHILDREN DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE SEPTEMBER 
              11TH TERRORIST ATTACKS.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study of children, and parents and legal guardians of 
children, who were killed or are missing in connection with the 
terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.
    (b) Subjects.--The study shall include examination and 
identification of the following:
            (1) The number of children who were killed or are missing 
        in connection with such attacks.
            (2) The number of children having a parent or legal 
        guardian who was killed or is missing in connection with such 
        attacks.
            (3) For each of the children and each parent referred to in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, the parent or child's--
                    (A) identity;
                    (B) residence; and
                    (C) citizenship and immigration status.
            (4) Such other matters as the Comptroller General considers 
        appropriate.
    (c) Report.--The Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a 
report on the findings and conclusions of the study under this section 
by not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Children and Child Defined.--In this section the terms 
``child'' and ``children'' do not include any individual 18 years of 
age or older.
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