,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,escobar 7for herself and ,mr4 ,rodney 
,davis of ,illinois7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #df1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for a cause of
 action by the family of a military     
service member who dies from an accident
 on the high seas1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,amendments to title #df 
7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,fairness for ,families of      
,fallen ,sailors ,act4  7b7 ,in general 
,chapter #cjc of title #df1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating section #cjcjh as section 
#cjcji2 and  7#b7 by inserting after    
section #cjcjg the following3  #cjcjh4  
,death of a member of the ,armed ,forces
 from an accident on the high seas4  7a7
 ,definition ,in this section1 the term 
nonpecuniary damages means damages for  

loss of care1 comfort1 or companionship4
  7b7 ,military service members ,in an  
action under this chapter1 if the death 
of a member of the ,armed ,forces       
resulted from an accident occurring on  
the high seas beyond #ab nautical miles 
from the shore of the ,united ,states   
while the decedent was serving aboard a 
,united ,states military vessel1 the    
personal representative of the decedent 
may bring a civil action in admiralty or
 at law against the person or vessel    
responsible4 ,the action shall be for   
the exclusive benefit of the decedent's 
spouse1 parent1 child1 dependent        
relative1 or estate4 ,compensation is   
recoverable for nonpecuniary and        
pecuniary damages4  7c7 ,jury trial ,a  
claim under this section may be tried   
with a jury4  7d7 ,effective date ,the  
amendments made by subsections 7a71 7b71
 7c71 and 7d7 shall apply to any death  
occurring after ,january #a1 #bjag4  7e7
 ,government immunity ,nothing in this  
,act shall be construed to affect any   

existing laws or doctrines establishing 
governmental immunity from tort-based   
claims4  4  7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the
 analysis at the beginning of such      
chapter is amended-- 7#a7 by            
redesignating the item relating to      
section #cjcjh as the item relating to  
section #cjcji2 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after the item relating to section      
#cjcjg the following3  #cjcjh4 ,death of
 a member of the ,armed ,forces from an 
accident on the high seas4  4