,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bf1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,weber of ,texas introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prohibit abortions in the   
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of  
the ,united ,states1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,ban ,offshore      
,abortion ,tourism ,act or the ,,boat   
,act4  #b4 ,prohibiting abortion in the 
certain jurisdictions  7a7 ,in general  
,chapter #gd of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #aeca the following3      
#aecb4 ,abortions in the admiralty and  
maritime jurisdiction of the ,united    
,states  7a7 ,offense ,subject to       
subsection 7b71 any person who1 in the  
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of  
the ,united ,states1 knowingly performs 
an abortion and thereby kills a human   
fetus shall be fined under this title1  

imprisoned not more than #e years1 or   
both4  7b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7   
does not apply if-- 7#a7 in reasonable  
medical judgment1 the abortion is       
necessary to save the life of a pregnant
 woman whose life is endangered by a    
physical disorder1 physical illness1 or 
physical injury1 including a            
life-endangering physical condition     
caused by or arising from the pregnancy 
itself1 but not including psychological 
or emotional conditions2  7#b7 the      
pregnancy is the result of rape against 
an adult woman1 and at least #dh hours  
prior to the abortion-- 7,a7 she has    
obtained counseling for the rape2 or    
7,b7 she has obtained medical treatment 
for the rape or an injury related to the
 rape2 or  7#c7 the pregnancy is a      
result of rape against a minor or incest
 against a minor1 and the rape or incest
 has been reported at any time prior to 
the abortion to either-- 7,a7 a         
government agency legally authorized to 
act on reports of child abuse2 or  7,b7 

a law enforcement agency4  7c7 ,bar to  
prosecution ,a woman upon whom an       
abortion in violation of subsection 7a7 
is performed or attempted may not be    
prosecuted under1 or for a conspiracy to
 violate1 subsection 7a71 or for an     
offense under section #b1 #c1 or #d of  
this title based on such a violation4   
7d7 ,civil remedies  7#a7 ,civil action 
by a woman on whom an abortion is       
performed ,a woman upon whom an abortion
 has been performed or attempted in     
violation of any provision of this      
section may1 in a civil action before   
the appropriate district court of the   
,united ,states against any person who  
committed the violation1 obtain         
appropriate relief4  7#b7 ,civil action 
by a parent of a minor on whom abortion 
is performed ,a parent of a minor upon  
whom an abortion has been performed or  
attempted under an exception provided   
for in subsection 7b77#b77;,b71 and that
 was performed in violation of any      
provision of this section may1 in a     

civil action before the appropriate     
district court of the ,united ,states   
against any person who committed the    
violation obtain appropriate relief1    
unless the pregnancy resulted from the  
plaintiff's criminal conduct4  7#c7     
,appropriate relief ,appropriate relief 
in a civil action under this subsection 
includes-- 7,a7 objectively verifiable  
money damages for all injuries1         
psychological and physical1 occasioned  
by the violation2  7,b7 statutory       
damages equal to three times the cost of
 the abortion2 and  7,c7 punitive       
damages4  7#d7 ,attorneys' fees for     
plaintiff ,if a plaintiff in a civil    
action under this subsection prevails1  
the court shall award a reasonable      
attorney's fee in favor of the plaintiff
 against the defendant4  7#e7           
,attorneys' fees for defendant ,if a    
defendant in a civil action under this  
subsection prevails and the court finds 
that the plaintiff's suit was frivolous1
 the court shall award a reasonable     

attorney's fee in favor of the defendant
 against the plaintiff4  7#f7 ,award    
against woman upon whom abortion is     
performed ,except under paragraph 7#e71 
in a civil action under this subsection1
 no damages1 attorneys' fees1 or other  
monetary relief may be assessed against 
the woman upon whom the abortion was    
performed or attempted4  4  7b7 ,table  
of sections ,the table of sections for  
chapter #gd of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #aeca the following3      
#aecb4 ,abortions in the admiralty and  
maritime jurisdiction of the ,united    
,states  4