[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4921 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4921

 To amend the Act popularly known as the Death on the High Seas Act to 
  limit application of that Act to maritime accidents, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2006

   Mr. Doggett (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Act popularly known as the Death on the High Seas Act to 
  limit application of that Act to maritime accidents, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATIONS ON ACTIONS UNDER DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS ACT FOR 
              COMMERCIAL MARITIME ACCIDENTS.

    (a) Limitations.--The Act of March 30, 1920 (chapter 111; 46 App. 
U.S.C. 761 et seq.), popularly known as the Death on the High Seas Act, 
is amended--
            (1) in the first section in subsection (b) by inserting 
        ``or maritime'' after ``commercial aviation''; and
            (2) in section 2(b)(1) by inserting ``or maritime'' after 
        ``commercial aviation''.
    (b) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to a death occurring after August 25, 2005.
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