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He developed the regulations governing the administration of the fund and administered all aspects of the program. [4] Legislation authorizes the fund to disburse a maximum of $7.375 billion, including operational and administrative costs, of U.S. government funds. [5]
In the aftermath of the attack, the American Red Cross' Liberty Fund amassed $547 million in donations. The charitable organization halted the collection of donations in October 2001, announcing that the monies pledged would be enough to cover immediate and longterm efforts to support the victims of the attack. [3]
A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation to extend the fund compensating first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center for the next ...
Turkel, who was appointed in March as special master of the federal Sept. 11th Victim Compensation Fund, was joined by members of the World Trade Center Health Program on Wednesday afternoon ...
NEW YORK — Lawyers for people suffering cancer and other diseases blamed on the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the Pennsylvania crash site are on notice: Get ...
Section 622(a) and (b) of the Patriot Act increased the amount available to such programs from 40% to 60% of the total amount of the Fund. The eligibility of programs is defined in , however the restrictions on funding only programs where the victim was a U.S. citizen affected on home soil was removed – now a program can provide compensation ...
Through the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF,) individuals who had been diagnosed with cancer as a result of their physical exposure to the toxins in the World Trade Center blast zone or the surrounding New York City area between September 11, 2001, and May 30, 2002, were able to receive financial compensation for the collateral ...
President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund helping those impacted by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks never runs out of money, ending years of legislative ...