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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6585 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for recovery by members 
of the Armed Forces for certain acts or omissions by the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for recov-
ery by members of the Armed Forces for certain acts 
or omissions by the United States, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Camp Lejeune Family 
Member Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RECOVERY BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
FOR CERTAIN ACTS OR OMISSIONS BY THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 171 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 2681. Recovery by members of the military or 
naval forces of the United States for cer-
tain acts or omissions 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A claim may be brought against 
the United States under this chapter for damages relating 
to the personal injury or death of a member of the Armed 
Forces of the United States arising out of a negligent or 
wrongful act or omission by a person acting within the 
scope of the office or employment of that person by or 
at the direction of the Government of the United States, 
whether inside or outside the United States, where the 
claim arises out of a violation of the environmental laws 
of the United States or a violation of the environmental 
laws of any state or municipality. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION
FOR COMBATANT ACTIVITIES.— 
This section does not apply to any claim arising out of 
the combatant activities of the Armed Forces during time 
of armed conflict. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES.—For pur-
poses of claims brought under this section— 
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‘‘(1) subsections (j) and (k) of section 2680 do 
not apply; 
‘‘(2) in the case of an act or omission under 
this Act, the ‘law of the place where the act or omis-
sion occurred’ shall be deemed to be the law of the 
place of domicile of the plaintiff; and 
‘‘(3) such a claim shall not preclude recovery on 
behalf of a spouse or child of a member of the 
Armed Forces.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘2681. Recovery by members of the military or naval forces of the United States 
for certain acts or omissions.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act shall apply in the case of any pending 
action brought not earlier than 3 years prior to the date 
of enactment of this Act and any action commenced after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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