[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 8987 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 547
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8987


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 11, 2022

                                Received

                           November 14, 2022

                           Read the first time

                           November 15, 2022

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 AN ACT


 
   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) 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.