September 11, 2001 is known as one of the worst days in American History. On this day, terrorists hijacked 4 commercial airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Approximately three-thousand American citizens died in the attacks, leading many to question what kind of world we were living in. Due to this act of terrorism against the US, legislation had to be enacted to secure the safety of American civilians and the country itself. The laws passed as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 have helped to improve the lives of Americans. One way that the laws transformed America for the better is by providing greater protection. For example, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism …show more content…
Such benefits include, the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 and the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides benefits to veterans and service members who serve on active duty after September 10, 2001. This act was put into place to try and pay the expenses of American veterans. The main supplement of the act includes 100% funding of a college education when attending a 4-year public university after he/she has served three years on active duty since September 11, 2001. The act also gives the veteran the ability to transfer benefits to a spouse or child after serving ten …show more content…
The statute was named after James Zadroga, a NY police officer whose death was linked to exposure from the World Trade Center disaster. This act “amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the World Trade Center Health Program (WTC Program) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide: (1) medical monitoring and treatment benefits to eligible emergency responders and recovery and cleanup workers (including those who are federal employees) who responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; and (2) initial health evaluation, monitoring, and treatment benefits to residents and other building occupants and area workers in New York City who were directly impacted and adversely affected by such attacks.” Although not passed as a direct result of the 9/11 attack, the act was endorsed in order to guarantee that those exposed to the 9/11 disaster continue to receive monitoring and treatment services for 9/11-related health problems through at least