September 11th Victim Compensation
Fund of 2001
General Program Information
On January 2, 2011, President Obama signed into law the James Zadroga
9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-347) (Zadroga Act). Title II
of the Zadroga Act reactivates the September
11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 that operated from 2001-2004 and
requires a Special Master, appointed by the Attorney General, to provide
compensation for 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 debris removal
efforts that took place in the immediate aftermath of those crashes.
On May 18, 2011, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Sheila
L. Birnbaum will head the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund program.
On August 31, 2011, the Special Master
published the Final Rule for the operation of the VCF in the Federal Register.
Title I of the Zadroga Act created
the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP), which is operated by NIOSH. For
more information on the WTCHP, please click here. For information on the
differences between the VCF and the WTCHP, see FAQ 1.6.
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of
2001
Kenneth R.
Feinberg was a special master for the September
11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, and is a director at Human Rights First.
Note: Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for Human Rights First, and the NAACP
Legal Defense & Educational Fund.
George
Soros is the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society, and the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights First, and the American
Constitution Society.
Eric H. Holder Jr.
was an intern for the NAACP Legal
Defense & Educational Fund, a board member for the American Constitution Society, and is the attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama administration.
Brooksley E. Born
is a board of adviser’s member for the American
Constitution Society, and the chair for the National Women's Law Center.
Goodwin
Liu was a director at the American
Constitution Society, and is a director at the National Women's Law Center.
Sheila L.
Birnbaum is a director at the National
Women's Law Center, and headed the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
program.
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