[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1662 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1662

 To amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, and the Federal 
   Flood Control Act of 1928 to provide for liability for the United 
 States Army Corps of Engineers in cases of damage caused by the gross 
           negligence of an officer or employee of the Corps.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 19, 2013

 Mr. Richmond (for himself and Mr. Boustany) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, and the Federal 
   Flood Control Act of 1928 to provide for liability for the United 
 States Army Corps of Engineers in cases of damage caused by the gross 
           negligence of an officer or employee of the Corps.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Army Corps Accountability Act of 
2013''.

SEC. 2. UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NOT EXEMPT FROM 
              LIABILITY.

    (a) Liability for Gross Negligence Generally.--Section 2680(a) of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, except in the 
case of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, which shall be 
liable in the case of a claim arising out of damage caused by the gross 
negligence of an officer or employee of the Corps'' before the period.
    (b) Liability for Damage From Flood Waters.--Section 3 of the 
Federal Flood Control Act of 1928 (33 U.S.C. 702c) is amended in the 
second paragraph, by striking ``: Provided, however, That if'' and 
inserting ``, except in the case of the United States Army Corps of 
Engineers, which shall be liable under chapter 171 of title 28, United 
States Code, for any such damage caused by the gross negligence of an 
officer or employee of the Corps. If''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply in the case of damage 
that occurred on or after August 29, 2005.
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