S.Amdt. 2834

SA 2834. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2746 proposed by Mr. Frist (for Mr. Specter (for himself and Mr. Leahy)) 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 122, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

(11) Asbestos exposure as the result of a natural or other disaster.--

(A) In general.--A claimant may file an exceptional medical claim with the Fund if such claimant has been exposed to asbestos in any area that is subject to a declaration by the President of a major disaster, as defined under section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), as the result of--

(i) the attack on the World Trade Center in New York, New York on September 11, 2001; or

(ii) Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita of 2005 in the Gulf Region of the United States.

(B) Review of Evidence.--In reviewing medical evidence submitted by a claimant under subparagraph (A)(i) or (ii), the Physicians Panel shall take into consideration the unique nature of these disasters and the potential for asbestos exposure resulting from these disasters.