H.R. 9350

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9350 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9350

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.

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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

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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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``No 9/11 Family Left Behind Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 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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