,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #affb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ai1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,richmond 7for himself and ,mr4    
,boustany7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend chapter #aga of title #bh1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 and the ,federal ,flood 
,control ,act of #aibh to provide for   
liability for the ,united ,states ,army 
,corps of ,engineers in cases of damage 
caused by the gross negligence of an    
officer or employee of the ,corps4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,army ,corps ,accountability ,act of
 #bjac4  #b4 ,united ,states ,army      
,corps of ,engineers not exempt from    

liability  7a7 ,liability for gross     
negligence generally ,section #bfhj7;a7 
of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting 1 except in the    
case of the ,united ,states ,army ,corps
 of ,engineers1 which shall be liable in
 the case of a claim arising out of     
damage caused by the gross negligence of
 an officer or employee of the ,corps   
before the period4  7b7 ,liability for  
damage from flood waters ,section #c of 
the ,federal ,flood ,control ,act of    
#aibh 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #gjb;c7 is amended 
in the second paragraph1 by striking 3  
,provided1 however1 ,that if and        
inserting 1 except in the case of the   
,united ,states ,army ,corps of         
,engineers1 which shall be liable under 
chapter #aga of title #bh1 ,united      
,states ,code1 for any such damage      
caused by the gross negligence of an    
officer or employee of the ,corps4 ,if4 
#c4 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this ,act shall apply in the case of
 damage that occurred on or after       

,august #bi1 #bjje4