H. R. 6099

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• Document Release Date: May 21, 2007
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• Publication Date: December 11, 1979
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1 .:.. u 1979
96TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION .. H
R. 6099.
To amend the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 1964, as
amended, with respect to the settlement of claims against the United States
by members of the uniformed services and civilian officers and employees for
damage to, or loss of, personal property incident to their service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 11, 1979
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Mr. RODINO (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL,
To amend the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees'
Claims Act of 1964, as amended, with respect to the settle-
ment of claims against 'the United States by members of the
uniformed services and civilian officers and employees for
damage to, or, loss of, personal property incident to their
service.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tines of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 That section 3 of the Military Personnel and Civilian Em-
4 ployees' Claims Act, of 1964, as amended (78 Stat. 767, as
5 amended; 31 U.S.C. 241), is amended as follows:
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1 (1) by striking out "$15,000" in subsection (a)(1)
2 and inserting in place thereof "$25,000";
3 (2) by striking out "$15,000" in subsection (b)(1)
4 and inserting in place thereof "$25,000"; and
5 (3) by inserting the following new subsection:
6 "(g) Notwithstanding the monetary limitation im-
7 posed in subsection (a)(1) and (b)(1), or any other pro-
8 vision of law, and subject to any policies the President
9 may prescribe, the Secretary of a military department,
10 the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the
11 Coast Guard when it is not operating as part of the
12 Navy, the Secretary of Defense, or the head of any
13 other agency or his designee may, under such regula-
14 tions as he may prescribe, settle and pay a claim
15 against the United States for not more than' $35,000
16 made by a member of the uniformed services or by a
17 civilian officer or employee under the jurisdiction of the
18 department, agency, or the Coast Guard, concerned,
19 for damage to, or loss of, personal property incident to
20 service outside the United States and possessions or
21 trust territory of the United States, when competent
22 authority orders evacuation for reasons which create
23 imminent danger to the life or lives of the member, of-
24 ficer, or employee, or his dependents or immediate
25 family, as the case may be. Claims arising from dam-
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1 age to, or loss of, personal property incident to service
2 under this subsection shall include such claims for dam-
3 age or loss as arise in circumstances which competent
4 authority determine precipitated an order of evacua-
5 tion.".
6 SEC. 2. (a) The amendments provided in subsections (1)
7 and (2) of this Act shall apply to claims based upon damage
8 to, or loss of, personal property which occurs after the date of
9 the enactment.
10 (b) The amendment provided in subsection (3) of this
11 Act shall apply to claims based upon damage to, or loss of,
12 personal property which occurs after December 31, 1978.
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