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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Workplace Goods Job Growth and
Competitiveness Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. STATUTE OF REPOSE FOR DURABLE GOODS USED IN A TRADE OR
BUSINESS.

(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act--
(1) no civil action may be filed against the manufacturer
or seller of a durable good for damage to property arising out
of an accident involving that durable good if the accident
occurred more than 18 years after the date on which the durable
good was delivered to its first purchaser or lessee; and
(2) no civil action may be filed against the manufacturer
or seller of a durable good for damages for death or personal
injury arising out of an accident involving that durable good
if the accident occurred more than 18 years after the date on
which the durable good was delivered to its first purchaser or
lessee and if--
(A) the claimant has received or is eligible to
receive worker compensation; and
(B) the injury does not involve a toxic harm
(including, but not limited to, any asbestos-related
harm).
(b) Exceptions.--
(1) In general.--A motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or
train, that is used primarily to transport passengers for hire
shall not be subject to this Act.
(2) Certain express warranties.--This Act does not bar a
civil action against a defendant who made an express warranty
in writing as to the safety or life expectancy of a specific
product which was longer than 18 years, except that this Act
shall apply at the expiration of that warranty.
(3) Aviation limitations period.--This Act does not affect
the limitations period established by the General Aviation
Revitalization Act of 1994 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note).
(4) Actions involving the environment.--Subsection (a)(1)
does not supersede or modify any statute or common law that
authorizes an action for civil damages, cost recovery, or any
other form of relief for remediation of the environment (as
defined in section 101(8) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9601(8)).
(c) Effect on State Law; Preemption.--Subject to subsection (b),
this Act preempts and supersedes any State law that establishes a
statute of repose to the extent such law applies to actions covered by
this Act. Any action not specifically covered by this Act shall be
governed by applicable State law.
(d) Transitional Provision Relating to Extension of Repose
Period.--To the extent that this Act shortens the period during which a
civil action could be otherwise brought pursuant to another provision
of law, the claimant may, notwithstanding this Act, bring the action
not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Claimant.--The term ''claimant'' means any person who
brings an action covered by this Act and any person on whose
behalf such an action is brought. If such an action is brought
through or on behalf of an estate, the term includes the
claimant's decedent. If such an action is brought through or on
behalf of a minor or incompetent, the term includes the
claimant's legal guardian.
(2) Durable good.--The term ''durable good'' means any
product, or any component of any such product, which--
(A)(i) has a normal life expectancy of 3 or more
years; or
(ii) is of a character subject to allowance for
depreciation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
and
(B) is--
(i) used in a trade or business;
(ii) held for the production of income; or
(iii) sold or donated to a governmental or
private entity for the production of goods,
training, demonstration, or any other similar
purpose.
(3) State.--The term ''State'' means any State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, any other territory or possession of the
United States, and any political subdivision of any of the
foregoing.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF ACT.

(a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act without
regard to whether the damage to property or death or personal injury at
issue occurred before such date of enactment.
(b) Application of Act.--This Act shall not apply with respect to
civil actions commenced before the date of the enactment of this Act.
A:
Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act of 2001 - Prohibits the filing of a civil action against a manufacturer or seller of a durable good (except a motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or train that is used primarily to transport passengers for hire) more than 18 years after it was delivered to its first purchaser or lessee for: (1) damage to property arising out of an accident involving such good; or (2) damages for death or personal injury arising out of an accident involving such good if the claimant has received or is eligible to receive worker compensation and the injury does not involve a toxic harm (including, but not limited to, all asbestos-related harm). Declares that this Act: (1) shall not bar an action against a defendant who made an express warranty in writing as to the safety or life expectancy of a specific product which was longer than 18 years (except that this Act shall apply at the expiration of such warranty); and (2) does not supersede or modify any statute or common law that authorizes an action for civil damages, cost recovery, or any other form of relief for remediation of the environment.