,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dgaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bd1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,tillis introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to e/abli% a cause ( action = ^? h>m$  
by exposure to wat] at ,camp ,lejeune1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,camp ,lejeune     
,ju/ice ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,f$]al cause 
( action relat+ to wat] at ,camp        
,lejeune  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,an individual1  
includ+ a vet]an1 or ! legal            
repres5tative ( su* an individual1 :o   
resid$1 work$1 or 0 o!rwise expos$      
7includ+ 9 ut]o exposure7 = n less ?an  
#cj days dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ ,augu/ #a1 
#aiec1 & end+ ,decemb] #ca1 #aihg1 to   
wat] at ,camp ,lejeune t 0 suppli$ by ! 
,unit$ ,/ates or on its behalf may br+  
an action 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict    
,c\rt ( ! ,ea/]n ,di/rict ( ,nor?       
,c>ol9a to obta9 appropriate relief =   
h>m :i*-- 7#a7 0 caus$ by exposure to ! 

wat]2 or  7#b7 0 associat$ ) exposure to
 ! wat]4  7b7 ,burd5 & /&>d ( pro(  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! burd5 ( pro( %all be on !  
p>ty fil+ ! action to %[ t ! wat]       
proximately caus$ ! h>m describ$ 9      
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d7 ( subsection  
7a7 by a prepond]ance ( ! evid5ce4  7#b7
 ,use ( /udies ,a /udy conduct$ on      
humans or animals1 or f an              
epidemiological /udy1 :i* rul$ out *ance
 & bias ) reasonable confid5ce & :i*    
conclud$1 ) suffici5t evid5ce1 t        
exposure to ! wat] describ$ 9 subsection
 7a7 is "o possible cause ( ! h>m1 %all 
be suffici5t to satisfy ! burd5 ( pro(  
describ$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7c7         
,exclusive jurisdiction & v5ue ,!       
di/rict c\rt ( ! ,ea/]n ,di/rict ( ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a %all h exclusive jurisdiction  
ov] any action "u ?is section1 & %all be
 ! exclusive v5ue = su* an action4 ,no?+
 9 ?is subsection %all impair any p>ty's
 "r to a trial by jury4  7d7 ,exclusive 
rem$y  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an individual :o  
br+s an action "u ?is section = an      

injury1 includ+ a lat5t disease1 may n  
!reaft] br+ a tort action pursuant to   
any o!r law aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates = su* 
h>m4  7#b7 ,no effect on disability     
b5efits ,any aw>d "u ?is section %all n 
imp$e or limit ! individual's cont9u$ or
 future entitlem5t to disability aw>ds1 
paym5ts1 or b5efits "u any ,vet]an's    
,adm9i/ration program4  7e7 ,immunity   
limitation ,! ,unit$ ,/ates may n ass]t 
any claim to immunity 9 an action "u ?is
 section :i* w\ld o!rwise be available  
"u section #bfhj7;a7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7f7 ,no punitive damages
 ,punitive damages may n be aw>d$ 9 any 
action "u ?is ,act4  7g7 ,disposition by
 f$]al ag5cy requir$ ,an individual may 
n br+ an action "u ?is section prior to 
comply+ ) section #bfge ( title #bh1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7h7 ,exception =  
combatant activities ,?is section does n
 apply to any claim or action aris+ out 
( ! combatant activities ( ! ,arm$      
,=ces4  7i7 ,p]iod = fil+  7#a7 ,special
 rule ,9 ! case ( h>m :i* 0 discov]$    

prior to ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is      
section1 ! /atute ( limitations is !    
lat] (-- 7,a7 #b ye>s aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is section2 or  7,b7 #ahj   
days f ! date on :i* ! claim is d5i$ "u 
section #bfge ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#b7 ,/atute ( repose ,any     
applicable /atute ( repose does n apply 
to claims "u ?is ,act4  7j7 ,effective  
date ,?is ,act %all apply to a claim    
aris+ be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 if fil$ )9 two ye>s ( ! date (    
enactm5t4