What is the “September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001?
In response to the terrorist attacks, Congress established a September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (Title IV of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, H.R. 2926, now 49 U.S.C. 40101) that provides a less complicated way to compensate victims who were physically injured or who lost their loved ones during the terrorist activities of September 11, 2001.