Title: Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill to provide support to United States airlines following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Highlights:
Provides airlines up to $10 billion in loans and in the aggregate of $5 billion in grants to cover for direct and incremental losses due to the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Establishes an Air Transportation Stabilization Board to oversee and handle loans.
Creates compensation program for individuals who were killed or injured from the attacks on September 11, 2001, and their survivors.