I
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9539
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 11, 2024
Mr. Garbarino (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Williams of New York, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Meng, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Malliotakis, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Espaillat, and Mr. Molinaro) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
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.
Reimbursement
In general
Reimbursement
The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall reimburse each eligible public employee retirement system for costs relating to accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Limitation
Amounts reimbursed under paragraph (1)—
may only be used by a public employee retirement system; and
may not be used by any other entity.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out this section $3,402,600,000 for fiscal year 2024.
Eligible public employee retirement system defined
In this section, the term eligible public employee retirement system
means a public employee retirement system that contains a member who participated in the rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.