H.R. 603 (106th): To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly known as ...

...the “Death on the High Seas Act” to aviation incidents.

106th Congress, 1999–2000. Text as of Mar 04, 1999 (Referred to Senate Committee).

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HR 603 RFS

106th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 603

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 4, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

AN ACT

To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the application of the Act popularly known as the ‘Death on the High Seas Act’ to aviation incidents.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION AMENDMENT.

    Section 40120(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘(including the Act entitled ‘An Act relating to the maintenance of actions for death on the high seas and other navigable waters’, approved March 30, 1920, commonly known as the Death on the High Seas Act (46 U.S.C. App. 761-767; 41 Stat. 537-538))’ after ‘United States’.

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY.

    The amendment made by section 1 applies to civil actions commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act and to civil actions that are not adjudicated by a court of original jurisdiction or settled on or before such date of enactment.

Passed the House of Representatives March 3, 1999.

Attest:

JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.