,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjai,ms4 
,spei] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4    
,rask91 ,mr4 ,res*5?al]1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4 ,cri/1 & 
,mr4 ,/eube7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d *apt]    
#aga ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
to all[ suit aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates =    
injuries & dea?s ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates caus$ by improp]
 m$ical c>e1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,sfc ,ri*>d ,/ayskal ,milit>y ,m$ical  
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,all[+
 claims aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates = injury &
 dea? ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces caus$ by 
improp] m$ical c>e  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] 
#aga ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
#bfha4 ,claims aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates =  
injury & dea? ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  7a7 ,a claim may be   

br\ght aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u ?is     
*apt] = damages relat+ to ! p]sonal     
injury or dea? ( a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates aris+ out ( a        
neglig5t or wrongful act or omission 9 !
 p]=mance ( m$ical1 d5tal1 or relat$    
heal? c>e functions 7includ+ cl9ical    
/udies & inve/igations7 t is provid$ at 
a cov]$ milit>y m$ical treatm5t facility
 by a p]son act+ )9 ! scope ( ! (fice or
 employm5t ( t p]son by or at !         
direction ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7b7 ,a claim "u ?is section    
%all n be r$uc$ by ! am\nt ( any b5efit 
receiv$ "u sub*apt] ,,iii 7relat+ to    
,s]vicememb]s' ,gr\p ,life ,insurance7 (
 *apt] #ai ( title #ch4  7c7 ,not)/&+   
section #bdja7;b71 a claim br\ght "u ?is
 section %all h a #c-ye> /atute (       
limitations beg9n+ on ! date ! claimant 
discov]$ or by reasonable dilig5ce %\ld 
h discov]$ ! injury & ! cause ( !       
injury4  7d7 ,= purposes ( claims br\ght
 "u ?is section-- 7#a7 subsections 7j7 &
 7k7 ( section #bfhj d n apply2 &  7#b7 

9 ! case ( an act or omission occurr+   
outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! law ( ! place
 :]e ! act or omission occurr$ %all be  
deem$ to be ! law ( ! ,/ate ( domicile (
 ! claimant4  7e7 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m 
cov]$ milit>y m$ical treatm5t facility  
means ! facilities describ$ 9           
subsections 7b71 7c71 & 7d7 ( section   
#ajgc;d ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 reg>dless ( :e!r ! facility is   
locat$ 9 or outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,! 
t]m does n include battalion aid /ations
 or o!r m$ical treatm5t locations       
deploy$ 9 an area ( arm$ conflict4  7f7 
,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is section1 & e #b ye>s     
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all     
submit to ,congress a report on ! numb] 
( claims fil$ "u ?is section4  4  7b7   
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =  
*apt] #aga ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bfha4 ,claims aga9/ ! ,unit$  
,/ates = injury & dea? ( memb]s ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  4  7c7  

,effective date ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts  
made by ?is ,act %all apply to-- 7#a7 a 
claim aris+ on or aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 a p5d+     
claim aris+ be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ) respect to :i* ! p]iod (    
limitations %all be deem$ to beg9 on !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,rule
 ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or !    
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all be       
con/ru$ to limit ! application ( !      
adm9i/rative process & proc$ures ( *apt]
 #aga ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
to claims p]mitt$ "u section #bfha ( su*
 *apt]1 z am5d$ by ?is section4