,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #cj1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,mc,sally introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,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 a 
collision on the high seas1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,fairness for  
,families of ,fallen ,sailors ,act4  #b4
 ,amendments to title #df  7a7 ,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 a collision 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 a         
collision occurring on the high seas    
beyond #ab nautical miles from the shore
 of the ,united ,states while the       
decedent was serving physically on board
 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 ,governing law ,in an 
action under this section1 the maritime 
law of the ,united ,states shall apply4 
7e7 ,effective date ,this section shall 
apply to any death occurring after      

,january #a1 #bjag4  7f7 ,government    
immunity ,nothing in this ,act shall be 
construed to affect any existing laws or
 doctrines establishing governmental    
immunity from tort-based claims4  4  7b7
 ,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 a collision on the high seas4  4