,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ac1 #bjbj,ms4   
,escob> 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis 
( ,ill9ois7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #df1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to provide = a cause (    
action by ! family ( a milit>y s]vice   
memb] :o dies f an accid5t on ! high    
seas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,am5dm5ts  
to title #df  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,fairness = ,families ( 
,fall5 ,sailors ,act4  7b7 ,9 g5]al     
,*apt] #cjc ( title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+    
section #cjcjh z section #cjcji2 &  7#b7
 by ins]t+ aft] section #cjcjg ! foll[+3
  #cjcjh4 ,dea? ( a memb] ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces f an accid5t on ! high seas4  7a7 
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m        
nonpecuni>y damages means damages = loss
 ( c>e1 com=t1 or companion%ip4  7b7    
,milit>y s]vice memb]s ,9 an action "u  
?is *apt]1 if ! dea? ( a memb] ( ! ,arm$

 ,=ces result$ f an accid5t occurr+ on !
 high seas beyond #ab nautical miles f !
 %ore ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :ile ! dec$5t 0 
s]v+ abo>d a ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y      
vessel1 ! p]sonal repres5tative ( !     
dec$5t may br+ a civil action 9         
admiralty or at law aga9/ ! p]son or    
vessel responsible4 ,! action %all be = 
! exclusive b5efit ( ! dec$5t's sp\se1  
p>5t1 *ild1 dep5d5t relative1 or e/ate4 
,comp5sation is recov]able = nonpecuni>y
 & pecuni>y damages4  7c7 ,jury trial ,a
 claim "u ?is section may be tri$ ) a   
jury4  7d7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts  
made by subsections 7a71 7b71 7c71 & 7d7
 %all apply to any dea? occurr+ aft]    
,janu>y #a1 #bjag4  7e7 ,gov]nm5t       
immunity ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be       
con/ru$ to affect any exi/+ laws or     
doctr9es e/abli%+ gov]nm5tal immunity f 
tort-bas$ claims4  4  7c7 ,cl]ical      
am5dm5t ,! analysis at ! beg9n+ ( su*   
*apt] is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ !   
item relat+ to section #cjcjh z ! item  
relat+ to section #cjcji2 &  7#b7 by    

ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#cjcjg ! foll[+3  #cjcjh4 ,dea? ( a     
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces f an accid5t on ! 
high seas4  4