(5) by striking section 30307; and 
(6) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter, by striking the item relating to sec-
tions 30307. 
SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENTS TO RECOVERY UNDER JONES ACT. 
Title 46, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 30104, by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘In addition to other amounts authorized 
under such laws, the recovery for a seaman who so 
dies shall include recovery for loss of care, comfort, 
and companionship.’’; and 
(2) by striking section 30105 and the item re-
lating to that section in the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 301. 
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ACT. 
(a) REPEAL.—Chapter 305 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by repealing sections 30505, 30506, 
30507, 30511, and 30512 and the items relating to those 
sections in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
305. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) OIL
POLLUTION
ACT
OF
1990.—Section 
1018 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2718) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or the 
Act of March 3, 1851’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, the 
Act of March 3, 1851 (46 U.S.C. 183 et 
seq.),’’. 
(2) TITLE 46.—Section 14305(a) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by striking para-
graph (5) and redesignating the subsequent para-
graphs as paragraphs (5) through (14), respectively. 
SEC. 5. BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION FOR TORT CLAIMS 
ARISING FROM OIL INCIDENTS. 
(a) CONDITIONS ON SALE OR LEASE OF SIGNIFICANT 
PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 363 of title 11, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(q) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, if the debtor is liable under any law for a claim for 
wrongful death, personal injury, or property damage aris-
ing from an incident (as defined in section 1001 of the 
Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and that gives rise to liability 
under such Act), the trustee may not sell or lease, other 
than in the ordinary course of business, significant prop-
erty of the estate (or, to the extent that the court has
jurisdiction over any affiliate of the debtor, significant 
property of such affiliate) unless— 
‘‘(1) creditors holding at least two-thirds in 
amount, and more than one-half in number, of all 
such claims not paid by the debtor consent to such 
sale or lease; or 
‘‘(2) the court finds, after notice and a hearing, 
that— 
‘‘(A) sufficient property will remain in the 
estate; or 
‘‘(B) the debtor’s anticipated future in-
come will be sufficient; 
that all such claims will be paid in full.’’. 
(2) UNDER PLAN OF REORGANIZATION.—Sec-
tion 1129(b)(2)(B)(ii) of title 11, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(other than the holder of 
a claim described in subclause (II))’’ after 
‘‘claim’’ the 1st place it appears; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘(ii)’’; 
(C) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) if the plan provides for claims of the 
kind described in section 363(q) and provides
for a sale or lease of significant property of the 
estate, creditors holding at least two-thirds in 
amount, and more than one-half in number, of 
such claims consent to such sale or lease.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 303(f) of 
title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘If the debtor is liable under any law for a claim for 
wrongful death, personal injury, or property damage aris-
ing from an incident (as defined in section 1001 of the 
Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and that gives rise to liability 
under such Act), the debtor may not sell or lease, other 
than in the ordinary course of business, significant prop-
erty of the estate (or, to the extent that the court has 
or can obtain jurisdiction over any affiliate of the debtor, 
significant property of such affiliate) unless— 
‘‘(1) creditors holding at least two-thirds in 
amount, and more than one-half in number, of all 
such claims not paid by the debtor consent to such 
sale or lease; or 
‘‘(2) the court finds, after notice and a hearing, 
that— 
‘‘(A) sufficient property will remain in the 
estate; or
‘‘(B) the debtor’s anticipated future in-
come will be sufficient; 
that all such claims will be paid in full.’’. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall 
apply with respect to claims arising on or after April 20, 
2010, that are pending on or after such date of enactment. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 1, 2010. 
Attest: 
Clerk.