,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aa1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama 7for       
himself and ,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to waive the    
statute of limitations for cases against
 the government related to the ,general 
,motors bailout that were filed on or   
before ,july #i1 #bjae1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,auto ,bailout      
,accident ,victims ,recovery ,act of    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,settlement of accident     
victim litigation related to the        
,general ,motors bailout2 ,waiver of    
statute of limitations  7a7 ,any        
eligible civil action arising from the  
filing of an eligible complaint alleging
 a violation of the takings clause of   
amendment ,v to the ,united ,states     
,constitution is not subject to any     
statute of limitations4  7b7 ,the       

,united ,states shall pay just          
compensation to an eligible claimant1   
consistent with amendment ,v to the     
,constitution of the ,united ,states1 to
 resolve an eligible claim4 ,just       
compensation payments to eligible       
claimants shall be made pursuant to     
section #acjd of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7c7 ,if a settlement    
agreement has not been submitted to the 
court presiding over an eligible        
complaint within #fj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,attorney ,general shall submit a report
 to ,congress describing the reasons why
 a settlement agreement was not reached 
with counsel of record to an eligible   
complaint4  #c4 ,definitions ,for       
purposes of this ,act1 the following    
definitions shall apply3 7#a7 ,the term 
eligible claim means a claim asserted in
 an eligible complaint on behalf of all 
eligible claimants4  7#b7 ,the term     
eligible claimant means a plaintiff1    
class member1 or putative class member  

represented in an eligible complaint who
 holds an eligible claim and who filed a
 proof of claim in the bankruptcy case  
captioned ,in re ,motors ,liquidation   
,company1 et al41 ,no4 #ji-ejjbf        
7,bankr4 ,s4,d4,n4,y71 based on death or
 personal injuries that were caused by  
or attributable to alleged defects in   
motor vehicles designed for operation on
 public roadways1 or by the component   
parts of such motor vehicles1 and in    
each case1 manufactured1 sold1 or       
delivered by ,general ,motors           
,corporation or any of its subsidiaries 
on or before ,june #a1 #bjji4  7#c7 ,the
 term eligible complaint means the      
complaint filed with the ,united ,states
 ,court of ,federal ,claims by or on    
behalf of eligible claimants on ,july   
#i1 #bjae1 captioned ,campbell1 et al41 
v4 ,united ,states1 ,no4 #ae-gag1       
alleging violation by the ,united       
,states of amendment ,v to the          
,constitution in connection with the    
acquisition on ,july #aj1 #bjji1 by     

,,ngmco1 ,inc41 a ,united ,states       
,treasury-sponsored entity1 of          
substantially all the assets of ,general
 ,motors ,corporation4  7#d7 ,the term  
just compensation means payment of a    
lump-sum amount equal to the sum of--   
7,a7 #b4e times the allowed amount      
listed on the final claims register     
filed on ,june #c1 #bjba1 in the ,in re 
,motors ,liquidation ,company et al4    
bankruptcy case in respect of a proof of
 claim filed by or on behalf of an      
eligible claimant1 plus  7,b7 interest  
thereon from ,july #aj1 #bjji1 to the   
effective date of settlement at a rate  
of three and one-half percent 7#c4e     
percent7 per annum1 compounded          
quarterly1 plus  7,c7 reasonable        
court-approved fees and costs to counsel
 of record on the eligible complaint1   
all without offset of any kind4