Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. November 21, 2001 Kenneth L. Zwick, Director Office of Management Programs, Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice Main Building, Room 3140 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Director Zwick: On behalf of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), representing 50,000 flight attendants at 26 airlines, we are writing to comment on the Department of Justice's November 5 Notice of Inquiry and Advanced Notice of Rulemaking regarding the September 11th Victim Compensating Fund of 2001. AFA represents some of the flight attendants lost onboard aircraft during the attacks of September 11th. The purpose of the notice is to ask for public comment in the development of any rules established under the program "including, but not limited to, potential beneficiaries of the program, their employers, the legal community, and all those who have come forward to help those impacted." The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund is an important program in helping victims and their families recover from the attacks. However, we have concerns that the current proposed statute does not clearly identify that domestic partners in same-sex relationships or non-biological children are eligible to receive compensation from the Fund. We believe that when Congress approved the Fund it was for the purpose of helping all families to recover their economic security and ease the economic difficulties of all survivors. Compensation delivered through the fund must assist all individuals adversely affected by the September 11th attacks without regard to sexual orientation or biological relationship. At some carriers represented by AFA, domestic partners are included in benefit and survivor packages. Clearly, companies have recognized the reality of family structures and relationships in today's society. It is important that when implementing the Fund, the Department must also recognize these relationships and provide compensation to individuals that were economically and emotionally dependent on the victim. In conclusion, while we support the September 11th victim compensation Fund, we believe it is crucial that all surviving family, members, including same-sex partners and non-biological children of those who lost their lives, have access to compensation from the Fund. Sincerely Comment by: Association of Flight Attendants Washington, DC September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-21 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojW000797.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-11-21