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      "date": "2002-12-03",
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      "title": "The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001",
      "summary": "The Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act,  P.L. 107-42  ( H.R. 2926 ),\nwhich is designed to aid the airline industry after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was\nsigned into law on September 22, 2001. Title IV of this statute, titled the \"September 11th Victim\nCompensation Fund of 2001,\" creates a federal program to compensate victims of the September 11\nattacks. A victim or, if he is deceased, his \"personal representative,\" may seek no-fault\ncompensation from the program or may bring a tort action against an airline or any other party, but\nmay not do both, unless the other party is a terrorist. This exception was enacted on November 19,\n2001, by the Aviation and Transportation Security Act,  P.L. 107-71  ( S. 1447 ), section\n201 of which amended  P.L. 107-42 .\n  The number of people who may bring tort actions may be limited, however, as the statute caps\nsome defendants' liability to the limits of their liability insurance coverage.  P.L. 107-42  capped air\ncarriers' liability in this manner, and  P.L. 107-71  did the same for any \"aircraft manufacturer, airport\nsponsor [\"the owner or operator of an airport (as defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States\nCode\"], or person with a property interest in the World Trade Center, on September 11, 2001\n.\u00a0.\u00a0. or\ntheir directors, officers, employees, or agents.\"  P.L. 107-296  ( H.R. 5005 ), Section \u00a0890,\ndid the same for persons engaged in the business of providing air transportation security, and their\naffiliates.  P.L. 107-71  also provided that these caps shall apply if the United States exercises its right\nof subrogation against any of these parties with respect to claims it pays under the compensation\nprogram.\n  \n  The final two sections of this report discuss, respectively, the interaction of the USA PATRIOT\nACT of 2001,  P.L. 107-56  ( H.R. 3162 ), with the September 11th Victims Compensation\nFund of 2001; and the final rule issued by the Special Master on March 7, 2002 to implement the\nSeptember 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; it replaced the interim final rule that had taken\neffect on December 21, 2001.",
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