[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 603 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 603

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1999

 Mr. Sherwood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 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.
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