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GAO-16-800R 1 (2016-07-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadska0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GA U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-328232 July 13, 2016 The Honorable Lamar Alexander Chairman The Honorable Patty Murray Ranking Member Committee on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable Bob Goodlatte Chairman The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Subject: Department of Justice: James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Reauthorization Act Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) entitled James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Reauthorization Act (RIN: 1105-AB49). We received the rule on June 28, 2016. It was published in the Federal Register as an interim final rule on June 15, 2016. 81 Fed. Reg. 38,936. The interim final rule addresses changes required by the James Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Reauthorization Act (the Reauthorized Zadroga Act or the Act). Pub. L. No. 114-113, Division 0, 129 Stat. 2242 (Dec. 18, 2015). The Act extends the September 1 1th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, which provides compensation to any individual (or a personal representative of a deceased individual) who suffered physical harm or was killed as a result of the terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001, or the rescue and recovery efforts during the immediate aftermath of such crashes or the debris removal efforts that took place in the immediate aftermath of those crashes. According to DOJ, the statute specifically extends the time period during which eligible claimants may submit claims for compensation until December 18, 2020, increases the Victim Compensation Fund's total funding available to pay claims, creates different categories of claims, directs the Victim Compensation Fund to issue full compensation to eligible claimants, and imposes limitations on certain components of future loss calculations. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of major rules from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule and accompanying material-including a statement as to whether the rule is major-by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C sect. 801(a)(3)(A). The interim final rule published in the Federal GAO-16-800R

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