An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-249 to make technical changes to the section of the bill that sets out the types of information a plaintiff must provide to a judge to allow the court to determine whether the lawsuit should proceed or be dismissed; clarify that the pleading provision in H.R. 554 is meant to apply to all cases seeking obesity- related damages; add the phrase `for each defendant and cause of action' to clarify that a judge must apply H.R. 554's pleading requirements to each specific claim which prevents a plaintiff from improperly using a claim that is not barred by H.R. 554 as a means of pursuing obesity-related claims that are barred by H.R. 554 against the same or other defendants.

1. 1

   Change 1: Strikes “(B)”

   StrikesPage 4, line 8Printed page

   Struck: (B)

   Original wording

   Page 4, line 8, strike “(B)”.

2. 2

   Change 2: Strikes “(B)”

   StrikesPage 5, line 9Printed page

   Struck: (B)

   Original wording

   Page 5, line 9, strike “(B)”.

3. 3

   Change 3: Inserts “for each defendant and cause of action” on page 5, line 12

   InsertsPrinted page

   Inserted: for each defendant and cause of action

   Original wording

   Page 5, line 12, insert “for each defendant and cause of action” before

4. 4

   Change 4: Inserts “and the specific facts alleged to satisfy each element of the cause of action” before the semicolon

   InsertsPage 5, line 13Printed page

   Inserted: and the specific facts alleged to satisfy each element of the cause of action

   Original wording

   Page 5, line 13, insert “and the specific facts alleged to satisfy each element of the cause of action” before the semicolon.

5. 5

   Change 5: Replaces “were allegedly violated;” with “allegedly create the cause of action; and”

   ReplacesPage 5, line 15Printed page

   In H.R. 554 · Reported in House

   (1) each element of the cause of action;

   (2) the Federal and State statutes or other laws that [struck: were ]allegedly [struck: violated;][inserted: create the cause of action; and]

   (3) the specific facts alleged to constitute the claimed violation of law; and

   Original wording

   Page 5, line 15, strike “were allegedly violated;” and insert “allegedly create the cause of action; and”.

6. 6

   Change 6: Replaces “the specific facts” through line 19 with “the section 4(5)(B) exception being relied upon and the specific facts that allegedly sat…”

   ReplacesPage 5, lines 16–19Printed page

   [struck: the specific facts …][inserted: the section 4(5)(B) exception being relied upon and the specific facts that allegedly satisfy the requirements of that exception.]

   Original wording

   Page 5, line 16, strike “the specific facts” and all that follows through the end of line 19 and insert “the section 4(5)(B) exception being relied upon and the specific facts that allegedly satisfy the requirements of that exception.”.

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