S 1624 · 107th Congress · Emergency Management
World Trade Center Attack Claims Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 269.(2001-12-07)
Plain Language Summary
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World Trade Center Attack Claims Act - Establishes within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) the Office of World Trade Center Attack Claims. Entitles persons (individuals and entities) who suffered injury as a result of the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and who reside or maintain a place of business in a designated area in lower Manhattan to Federal compensation. Requires the Director of FEMA (or an Independent Claims Manager if appointed to head such Office) to investigate and deny or pay (and determine appropriate amounts for) claims submitted for such compensation. Requires an injured person to use a claim payment only to continue repair, replace, start, establish, or locate in New York City a business or residence that was located in the designated area before the attack. Limits claim payments to: (1) the amount necessary to compensate for injuries suffered during the 18-month period following the attack; and (2) $500,000, with exceptions. Prescribes types of compensable injury, including uninsured or under-insured property loss, damage to physical infrastructure or to tangible assets or inventory, and business interruption loss. Requires t…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 1624, World Trade Center Attack Claims Act
Dec 5, 2001<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on November 9, 2001</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 1624, World Trade Center Attack Claims Act
Dec 5, 2001Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on November 9, 2001
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office