Seaman Danyelle Luckey Military Medical Accountability Amendment Act of 2024
H.R. 9943118th Congress

Seaman Danyelle Luckey Military Medical Accountability Amendment Act of 2024

Introduced in the HouseRep. John Garamendi (D-CA-8)14 sections · 1 min read
Version: ih · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Seaman Danyelle Luckey Military Medical Accountability Amendment Act of 2024.

(a) Authorization

Section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting or onboard a covered naval vessel of the United States that, at the time of such occurrence, was not engaged in combat operations after facility; and

(2) in subsection (j)—

(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and

(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:

(2) Covered naval vessel

The term covered naval vessel means an aircraft carrier, landing helicopter assault ship, or landing helicopter dock ship.

(1) Applicability

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to claims that accrue—

(A) during the period described in paragraph (2)(B); or

(B) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(A) In general

Any claim regarding an act or omission constituting medical malpractice onboard a navel vessel as specified in section 2733a(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)) that accrues during the period described in subparagraph (B) and is filed not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act—

(i) shall be deemed to be filed within the time period specified in section 2733a(b)(4) of such title; and

(ii) notwithstanding section 2735 of such title, may be allowed, settled, and paid under section 2733a(a) of such title.

(B) Period described

The period described in this subparagraph is the period beginning on October 1, 2016, and ending on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.

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