Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act

Bill: 113-s-377
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2013-02-25
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations

Budget deficits and national debt

Civil actions and liability

Crime victims

Disability assistance

First responders and emergency personnel

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government trust funds

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Health care costs and insurance

Law enforcement officers

New York City

Pennsylvania

Terrorism

Virginia

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to add the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program Fund to the list of programs exempt from any presidential sequestration order.</p> <p>Requires the President, if the amendment made by this Act takes effect after the final sequester order for FY2014 is issued, to revise the order to account for the amendment and issue a new order.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 377 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 25, 2013 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To add the 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs to the list of exempt programs under PAYGO.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act . 2. Amendment to exempt programs (a) In general Section 255(g)(1)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(B)) is amended by— (1) inserting after the item relating to Retirement Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned Officers, Public Health Service the following: September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (15–0340–0–1–754). ; and (2) inserting after the item relating to the Voluntary Separation Incentive Fund the following: World Trade Center Health Program Fund (75–0946–0–1–551). . (b) Fiscal year 2014 If the amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect after the date the President has issued the final sequester order for fiscal year 2014, the President shall revise the order to account for the amendment and issue a new order.