H.R. 9350

119 HR 9350 IH: No 9/11 Family Left Behind Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-18
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9350  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 18, 2026   Mr. Goldman of New York  (for himself and  Mr. Nadler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act with respect to lump sum catch up payment for certain eligible parties.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No 9/11 Family Left Behind Act of 2026  .
2.
Additional lump sum catch up payment for certain eligible parties
Section 404(d)(4) of the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act ( 34 U.S.C. 20144(d)(4) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(E)
Lump sum catch up payment for certain eligible claimants
(i)
Notification procedures
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act of 2026, the Special Master shall notify any eligible claimant on—
(I)
their eligibility for an additional payment under this subparagraph; and
(II)
the process by which they may make a claim under this subparagraph.
(ii)
In general
Notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) or subparagraph (C)(i), the Special Master shall authorize additional payments to eligible claimants in the amount equal to 5.8573 percent of any judgement described in subsection (c)(2)(A).
(iii)
Time requirement
Additional payments under clause (i) shall be made not later than 90 days after the date on which the Special Master receives information demonstrating that an individual is an eligible claimant.
(iv)
Appropriations
There is appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to make the additional payment under clause (i).
(v)
Eligible claimant defined
In this subparagraph, the term  eligible claimant  means an individual—
(I)
who has not received payment pursuant to subparagraph (C)(i);
(II)
meets the criteria set forth in subsection (c)(1)(A);
(III)
has a claim that meets the criteria described in subsection (c)(2)(A); and
(IV)
has been determined to be—
(aa)
an eligible claimant under section 405(c)(2) of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act; or
(bb)
a spouse or dependent for the purposes of section 104.44 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto.
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