,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #h1     
#bjai,mrs4 ,fischer introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide authorization  
for nonpecuniary damages in an action   
resulting from a cruise ship accident   
occurring on the high seas4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,hammers' ,law4  #b4 ,limitations in    
certain cases  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#cjcjg of title #df1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section 
heading1 by striking ,commercial        
aviation accidents and inserting        
,limitations in certain cases2  7#b7 by 
striking subsection 7a7 and inserting   
the following3  7a7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3  7#a7 ,cruise ship ,the   
term cruise ship means a passenger      
vessel1 other than a vessel of the      
,united ,states operated by the ,federal

 ,government or a vessel owned and      
operated by a ,state1 that--  7,a7 is   
authorized to carry at least #bej       
passengers2  7,b7 has onboard sleeping  
facilities for each passenger2  7,c7 is 
on a voyage that embarks or disembarks  
passengers in the ,united ,states2 and  
7,d7 is not engaged on a coastwise      
voyage4  7#b7 ,nonpecuniary damages ,the
 term nonpecuniary damages means damages
 for loss of care1 comfort1 and         
companionship4  2  7#c7 in subsection   
7b71 by inserting or cruise ship after  
commercial aviation2 and  7#d7 in       
subsection 7c71 by inserting or cruise  
ship after commercial aviation4  7b7    
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #cjc of title #df1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking the item relating to section   
#cjcjg and inserting the following3     
#cjcjg4 ,limitations in certain cases4  
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