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H. Rept. 116-152 1 (2019-07-12)

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                   116TH CONGRESS                                       REPORT
                      1st Session    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES           116-152







                   NEVER FORGET THE HEROES: PERMANENT AUTHORIZA-
                     TION OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIM COMPENSA-
                     TION FUND ACT



                     JULY 12, 2019.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                      the Union and ordered to be printed



                           Mr. NADLER, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
                                        submitted the following


                                           REPORT

                                           [To accompany H.R. 1327]

                             [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                     The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill
                   (H.R. 1327) to extend authorization for the September 11th Victim
                   Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2090, and for other
                   purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon
                   without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

                                               CONTENTS
                                                                                 Page
                   P urpose  an d  Sum m ary  ...........................................................................................  1
                   Background and  Need  for  the  Legislation  ............................................................  2
                   H e arin g s  ...................................................................................................................  1 5
                   C om m ittee  C onsideration  ........................................................................................  16
                   C om m ittee  V otes  ......................................................................................................  16
                   Com m ittee  Oversight  Findings  ...............................................................................  16
                   New Budget Authority  and  Tax  Expenditures  ......................................................  16
                   Congressional Budget Office  Cost Estim ate  ..........................................................  16
                   Duplication  of  Federal Program s  ............................................................................  28
                   Perform ance  Goals  and  Objectives  .........................................................................  28
                   A dvisory  on  E arm ark s  .............................................................................................  28
                   Section-by-Section  A nalysis  ....................................................................................  29
                   Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .....................................  31

                                        Purpose and Summary

                     H.R. 1327, the Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authoriza-
                   tion of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act, would
                   extend the authorization for the September 11th Victim Compensa-
                   tion Fund (VCF) until 2090. The VCF provides compensation for
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