Amends the Federal Tort Claims Act to expand the liability of the United States to include liability for any tort arising under the Constitution or Federal law, including those involving discretionary acts, and for any intentional tort committed by a Federal employee acting within the scope of employment or under color thereof.
Sets forth guidelines for damages and alternative remedies in such actions.
Requires that agencies pay awards arising from employee torts out of agency appropriations.
Grants the United States a right to seek indemnity against an employee for whose tort it has been found liable.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
checking server…
Ask anything about this bill. The AI reads the full text to answer.
Enter to send · Shift+Enter for new line