S.Amdt. 2744

SA 2744. Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 852, to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 366, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

(c) Application of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.--Employers and their insurers who pay compensation or medical benefits or who are potentially liable to their employees and other beneficiaries for compensation or medical benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) shall be entitled to--

(1) a lien for compensation and medical benefits paid; or

(2) credit, recovery, or release, as such remedies are available under section 33 of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 933), except that such employers and insurers may not bring actions for such remedies against third parties as is prohibited under subsections (b) and (h) of section 33 of that Act.