[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3294 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3294

To provide for the distribution of assets frozen pursuant to Executive 
Order 13224 and similar Executive orders to the State of New York, the 
 State of Pennsylvania, and the Department of Defense to cover cleanup 
   and reconstruction costs associated with the terrorist attacks of 
                          September 11, 2001.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 14, 2001

 Mrs. McCarthy of New York (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Israel, 
Ms. Hart, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Towns, 
 Mr. Owens, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
  Engel, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
  McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the distribution of assets frozen pursuant to Executive 
Order 13224 and similar Executive orders to the State of New York, the 
 State of Pennsylvania, and the Department of Defense to cover cleanup 
   and reconstruction costs associated with the terrorist attacks of 
                          September 11, 2001.

    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 ``Cleanup and Reconstruction 
Assistance Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. USE OF VESTED ASSETS FROZEN PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER.

    If and when the President vests and liquidates assets frozen 
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, or subsequent 
Executive orders issued as a result of the terrorist attacks of 
September 11, 2001, the assets so vested and liquidated shall be 
deposited in a separate account in the Treasury. The President shall 
distribute amounts in the account to the State of New York, the State 
of Pennsylvania, and the Department of Defense to cover costs 
associated with--
            (1) the removal of debris left as a result of the damage 
        caused by the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and 
        the Pentagon, and the crash of the hijacked airliner in 
        Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001; and
            (2) reconstruction on the sites on which the damage 
        occurred.
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