H.R. 9539

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.

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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.

1.

Reimbursement

(a)

In general

(1)

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.

(2)

Limitation

Amounts reimbursed under paragraph (1)—

(A)

may only be used by a public employee retirement system; and

(B)

may not be used by any other entity.

(b)

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.

(c)

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.