,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #icdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ac1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,garamendi 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a    
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to increase the general limit of        
maritime liability with respect to an   
owner of a foreign vessel1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,justice for        
,victims of ,foreign ,vessel ,accidents 
,act4  #b4 ,amendment of ,shipowners'   
,limitation of ,liability ,act of #ahea 
7a7 ,in general ,section #cjebc of title
 #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         

amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection   
7a7 and inserting the following3  7a7   
,limit of owner liability  7#a7 ,in     
general ,except as provided in section  
#cjebd of this title1 the liability of--
 7,a7 the owner of a vessel of the      
,united ,states for any claim1 debt1 or 
liability described in subsection 7b7   
shall not exceed the value of the vessel
 and pending freight2 and  7,b7 the     
owner of a foreign vessel for any claim1
 debt1 or liability described in        
subsection 7b7 shall not exceed the     
amount that is #aj times the value of   
the vessel and pending freight4  7#b7   
,multiple owners ,if a vessel has more  
than one owner1 the proportionate share 
of the liability under paragraph 7#a7 of
 any one such owner shall not exceed    
that owner's proportionate interest in  
the vessel and pending freight4  2 and  
7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in the    
header by striking ,wages and inserting 
,claims not subject to limitation2  7,b7
 by striking to a claim for wages4 and  

inserting to--2 and  7,c7 by adding at  
the end the following new paragraphs3   
7#a7 a claim for wages2 or  7#b7 with   
respect to the liability of an owner of 
a foreign vessel1 a claim1 debt1 or     
liability arising from personal injury  
or wrongful death of a person who was   
not a crewmember or passenger of the    
foreign vessel at the time the injury   
7including fatal injury1 if applicable7 
occurred4  4  7b7 ,amendment to         
cessation of certain actions ,section   
#cjebi7;c7 of title #df1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by striking the      
matter in question and inserting a      
matter subject to limitation under      
section #cjebc of this chapter4  7c7    
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall apply with
 respect to any liability subject to    
section #cjebc7;a7 of title #df1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 that arises on or after 
,march #be1 #bjbd4