The prolonged Federal Government shutdown came at a pivotal time for the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund that is administered by the Department of Justice and scheduled to close Dec. 18, 2020.
Last year, VCF Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya put the public on notice in a posting in the Federal Register that the $7.3-billion fund “may be insufficient to compensate all claims.” As part of that disclosure, she solicited suggestions on how the fund could most equitably deal with the projected shortfall.
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