,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #aj1         
#bjai,mr4 ,k5n$y 7= himself & ,ms4      
,hirono7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & 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 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  7a7 ,9 ?is section--   
7#a7 ! t]m ,arm$ ,=ces has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m 9 section #aja ( title #ch2 &     
7#b7 ! t]m cov]$ milit>y m$ical treatm5t

 facility-- 7,a7 means ! facilities     
describ$ 9 subsections 7b71 7c71 & 7d7 (
 section #ajgc;d ( title #aj1 reg>dless 
( :e!r ! facility is locat$ 9 or outside
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 does n include
 battalion aid /ations or o!r m$ical    
treatm5t locations deploy$ 9 an area (  
arm$ conflict4  7b7 ,a claim may be     
br\ght aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u ?is     
*apt] = damages = p]sonal injury or dea?
 ( a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 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$ical treatm5t facility
 by a p]son act+ )9 ! scope ( ! (fice or
 employm5t ( t p]son by or at !         
direction ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates & %all be exclusive ( any o!r    
civil action or proce$+ by reason ( !   
same subject matt] aga9/ su* p]son 7or !
 e/ate ( su* p]son7 ^: act or omission  
gave rise to ! action or proce$+4  7c7  
,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  7d7 ,not)/&+ section        
#bdja7;b7-- 7#a7 except z provid$ 9     
p>agraph 7#b71 a claim aris+ "u ?is     
section may n be comm5c$ lat] ?an #c    
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! claimant      
discov]$1 or by reasonable dilig5ce %\ld
 h discov]$1 ! injury & ! cause ( !     
injury2 &  7#b7 ) respect to a claim    
p5d+ be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
section1 ! limitations p]iod describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all beg9 on ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is section4  7e7 ,= purposes
 ( claims br\ght "u ?is section-- 7#a7  
subsections 7j7 & 7k7 ( section #bfhj   
%all 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  
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$ ,=ces4  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 ,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 #bfha1 z   
add$ by ?is section4