Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 1.djvu/259

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PUBLIC LAW 107-42—SEPT. 22, 2001 115 STAT. 237 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 any compensation received under section 101(a)(2) of this Act. TITLE IV—VICTIM COMPENSATION SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001". SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. In this title, the following definitions apply: (1) AIR CARRIER. — T T ie term "air carrier" means a citizen of the United States undertaking by any means, directly or indirectly, to provide air transportation and includes employees and agents of such citizen. (2) AIR TRANSPORTATION.— The term "air transportation" means foreign air transportation, interstate air transportation, or the transportation of mail by aircraft. (3) CLAIMANT.— The term "claimant" means an individual filing a claim for compensation under section 405(a)(1). (4) COLLATERAL SOURCE. — The term "collateral source" means all collateral sources, including life insurance, pension funds, death benefit programs, and payments by Federal, State, or local governments related to the terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001. (5) ECONOMIC LOSS.— The term "economic loss" means any pecuniary loss resulting from harm (including the loss of earnings or other benefits related to employment, medical expense loss, replacement services loss, loss due to death, burial costs, and loss of business or employment opportunities) to the extent recovery for such loss is aJlowed under applicable State law. (6) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.— The term "eligible individual" means an individual determined to be eligible for compensation under section 405(c). (7) NONECONOMIC LOSSES.— The term "noneconomic losses" means losses for physical and emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of society and companionship, loss of consortium (other than loss of domestic service), hedonic damages, injury to reputation, and all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind or nature. (8) SPECIAL MASTER. —The term "Special Master" means the Special Master appointed under section 404(a). SEC. 403. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this title to provide compensation to any individual (or relatives of a deceased individual) who was physically injured or killed as a result of the terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001. I^C. 404. ADMINISTRATION. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, acting through a Special Master appointed by the Attorney General, shall— (1) administer the compensation program established under this title; September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Terrorism. 49 USC 40101 note. 49 USC 40101 note. 49 USC 40101 note. 49 USC 40101 note.