HR 9539 United States House · 118th Congress

To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

This bill requires the FEMA Administrator to reimburse public employee retirement systems for costs related to accidental disability retirements and deaths of workers who participated in 9/11 rescue, recovery, or cleanup efforts. It specifically authorizes $3.4 billion in FY2024 funding for these reimbursements, which must be used solely by eligible retirement systems (those with members who worked at the World Trade Center site). The funds cannot be diverted to other purposes or entities. This policy change directly affects retirement systems managing benefits for first responders and workers injured or killed during the 9/11 operations.
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Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 11, 2024 Last action Sep 12, 2024
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Sep 12, 2024
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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Sep 11, 2024
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Sep 11, 2024
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