S.Amdt. 2885

SA 2885. Mr. SPECTER 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 306, line 20, strike all after the period through page 307, line 10, and insert “In the event that collateral source compensation exceeds the amount that the claimant would be paid (excluding any adjustments under section 131(b) (3) and (4) of the Act) for such condition under the Act most similar to the claimant's claim with the trust, such trust shall not make any payment to the claimant.”.