,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjbb,ms4 ,spei] 7= h]self & ,mr4       
,de,saulnier7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to au?orize c]ta9 
claims = p]sonal injury or dea? caus$ by
 m$ical malpractice onbo>d c]ta9 naval  
vessels1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,seaman 
,danyelle ,luckey ,milit>y ,m$ical      
,acc\ntability ,am5dm5t ,act ( #bjbb4   
#b4 ,au?orization ( c]ta9 claims =      
p]sonal injury or dea? caus$ by m$ical  
malpractice onbo>d c]ta9 naval vessels  
7a7 ,au?orization ,section #bgcc;a (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b77#c71 by   
ins]t+ or onbo>d a cov]$ naval vessel ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates t1 at ! "t ( su*        
occurr5ce1 0 n engag$ 9 combat op]ations
 aft] facility2 &  7#b7 9 subsection    
7i7-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#b7 

& 7#c7 z p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d71         
respectively2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#b7 ,cov]$ naval vessel ,! t]m cov]$   
naval vessel means an aircraft c>ri] or 
amphibi\s %ip4  4  7b7 ,applicability2  
fil+ p]iod = c]ta9 claims  7#a7         
,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by      
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
claims t accrue-- 7,a7 dur+ ! p]iod     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b72 or  7,b7 
on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4  7#b7 ,fil+ p]iod  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,any claim reg>d+ an act or omission    
con/itut+ m$ical malpractice onbo>d a   
navel vessel z specifi$ 9 section       
#bgcc;a7b77#c7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code 7z am5d$ by subsection 7a77
 t accrues dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,b7 & is fil$ n lat] ?an   
#ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act-- 7i7 %all be deem$ to be fil$ )9 !
 "t p]iod specifi$ 9 section            
#bgcc;a7b77#d7 ( su* title2 &  7ii7     
not)/&+ section #bgce ( su* title1 may  

be all[$1 settl$1 & paid "u section     
#bgcc;a7a7 ( su* title4  7,b7 ,p]iod    
describ$ ,! p]iod describ$ 9 ?is        
subp>agraph is ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,octob]
 #a1 #bjaf1 & end+ on ! day be=e ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4