S.Amdt. 4510

SA 4510. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 399C. MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF
INDEMNIFIED PRIVATE CONTRACTORS.

(a) In General.--In cases where litigation between an
indemnified Department of Defense contractor and a member of
the Armed Forces exceeds a period of two years without final
judgement or settlement, and where the Department has a
contractual right to take charge of the litigation on behalf
of the contractor, the Department shall exercise that right.
In doing so, the Department shall ensure the fiscal burden on
taxpayers is minimized by avoiding lengthy and expensive
litigation, while simultaneously resolving the claim in a way
that meets the Department's obligations to members of the
Armed Forces and their families in a fair and timely manner.
(b) Indemnified Department of Defense Contractor Defined.--
In this section, the term ``indemnified Department of Defense
contractor'' means a contractor that has been indemnified by
the Department of Defense against civil judgments or
liability for injuries, sickness, or death of members of the
Armed Forces related to their work with the contractor.
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