[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3665 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3665

To amend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 to ensure 
                          equity for victims.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2002

   Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 to ensure 
                          equity for victims.

    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 ``Terrorist Victim Compensation Fund 
Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM AMOUNT FOR NONECONOMIC DAMAGES.

    Section 405 of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 
(49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Minimum Amount for Noneconomic Losses.--Notwithstanding the 
provisions of this section, the Special Master shall provide a minimum 
of $1,000,000 for each family of a descendant.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF COLLATERAL COMPENSATION LIMITATION.

    (a) Collateral Source Information.--Clause (iii) of section 
405(a)(2)(B) of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (49 
U.S.C. 40101 note) is repealed.
    (b) Repeal of Collateral Compensation Limitation.--
            (1) In general.--Section 405(b)(6) of the September 11th 
        Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is 
        repealed.
            (2) Application of the september 11th victim compensation 
        fund of 2001.--The compensation program established under the 
        September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (49 U.S.C. 
        40101 note) shall be administered as if section 405(b)(6) of 
        that Act had not been enacted.
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