,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fgcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #af1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,issa 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,hudson1 & ,mr4 ,panetta7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a  
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
*apt] #aga ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 to all[ suit aga9/ ! ,unit$      
,/ates = injuries & dea?s ( memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces caus$ by improp] m$ical c>e4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,heal?c>e ,equality & ,rights = ,our
 ,h]oes ,act or ! ,,h]o ,act4  #b4      
,claims aga9/ ,unit$ ,/ates = injury &  
dea? ( memb]s ( ! uni=m s]vices caus$ by
 improp] m$ical c>e  7a7 ,repeal        
,section #bgcc;a ( title #aj1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is repeal$4  7b7 ,9 g5]al 
,*apt] #aga ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates  

,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bfha4 ,claims aga9/ ,unit$    
,/ates = injury & dea? ( memb]s ( !     
uni=m$ s]vices  7a7 ,not)/&+ any o!r    
provision ( law1 a claim may be br\ght  
aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u ?is *apt] =    
damages = p]sonal injury or dea? ( a    
memb] ( ! uni=m$ s]vices aris+ out ( a  
neglig5t or wrongful act or omission 9 !
 p]=mance ( m$ical1 d5tal1 or relat$    
heal? c>e functions 7includ+ cl9ical    
/udies & inve/igations7 t is provid$ at 
a cov]$ milit>y m$ical treatm5t facility
 by an employee act+ )9 ! scope ( _!    
(fice or employm5t or by or at !        
direction ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates & %all be exclusive ( any o!r    
civil action or proce$+ by reason ( !   
same subject matt] aga9/ su* employee   
7or ! e/ate ( su* employee7 ^: act or   
omission gave rise to ! action or       
proce$+4  7b7 ,a claim "u ?is section   
may n be r$uc$-- 7#a7 by ! am\nt ( any  
b5efit receiv$ pursuant to laws adm9i/]$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2 or 

7#b7 by ! am\nt ( any b5efit receiv$ "u 
sub*apt] ,,iii 7relat+ to ,s]vicememb]s'
 ,gr\p ,life ,insurance7 ( *apt] #ai (  
title #ch4  7c7 ,not)/&+ section        
#bdja7;b7-- 7#a7 except z provid$ 9     
p>agraph 7#b71 a claim aris+ "u ?is     
section may n be comm5c$ lat] ?an #aj   
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! claimant      
discov]$1 or by reasonable dilig5ce %\ld
 h discov]$1 ! injury & ! cause ( !     
injury2 &  7#b7 ) respect to an         
adm9i/rative claim p5d+ pursuant to     
section #bgcc;a ( title #aj z ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 ! limitations
 p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all    
beg9 on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is         
subsection4  7d7 ,= purposes ( claims   
br\ght "u ?is section-- 7#a7 subsections
 7j7 & 7k7 ( section #bfhj %all n apply2
 &  7#b7 9 ! case ( an act or omission  
occurr+ outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! law (
 ! place :]e ! act or omission occurr$  
%all be deem$ to be ! law ( ! ,/ate (   
domicile ( ! claimant4  7e7 ,n lat] ?an 
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  

section1 & e #b ye>s !reaft]1 !         
,attorney ,g5]al %all submit to         
,congress a report on ! numb] ( claims  
fil$ "u ?is section4  7f7 ,9 ?is        
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m active s]vice has !
 mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja (    
title #aj2  7#b7 ! t]m ,arm$ ,=ces has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja ( title
 #aj2  7#c7 ! t]m cov]$ milit>y m$ical  
treatm5t facility-- 7,a7 means a        
facility ma9ta9$ "u section #ajgc;d (   
title #aj2 &  7,b7 does n include       
battalion aid /ations or o!r milit>y    
m$ical treatm5t facilities 9 an area (  
arm$ conflict or combatant activities4  
7#d7 ! t]m memb] ( ! uni=m$ s]vices     
includes a memb] ( a res]ve compon5t ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces if ! claim by ! memb] "u   
?is section is 9 connection ) p]sonal   
injury or dea? t occurr$ :ile ! memb] 0 
p]=m+ active s]vice2  7#e7 ! t]m res]ve 
compon5ts means ! res]ve compon5ts      
specifi$ 9 section #ajaja ( title #aj2 &
  7#f7 ! t]m uni=m$ s]vices %all h !    
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja (     

title #aj4  4  7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!  
table ( sections = *apt] #aga ( title   
#bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bfha4 ,claims 
aga9/ ,unit$ ,/ates = injury & dea? (   
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  4