A bill to provide Government indemnity for suppliers of products to the Government in certain cases in which such suppliers become liable for loss with respect to those products, and for other purposes.
Government Contractors' Product Liability Act of 1979 - Includes periods of military service in computing any period of limitation on the filing of an action or other proceeding to enforce any liability of a supplier of a product to the Government with respect to such product.
Makes the Government liable as indemnitor for any loss of such a supplier as a result of the supplier's liability arising from a characteristic of a product if such characteristic is required by Government specifications. Declares that the United States consents to be sued for indemnity under this Act in a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
Requires any product supplied to a foreign government under a Federal program to be considered a product supplied to the United States Government for purposes of this Act.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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