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.

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democrat · NY · Senator

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• Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)Original· 2026-09-14

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2026-09-14

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5385 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5385 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 14, 2026 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 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 $5,913,400,000 for fiscal year 2027. (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. <all>

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