A bill to address claims relating to Horn Island, Mississippi.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 280 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 280

To address claims relating to Horn Island, Mississippi.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 4, 2003

Mr. Cochran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To address claims relating to Horn Island, Mississippi.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLAIMS RELATING TO HORN ISLAND, MISSISSIPPI.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to a civil
action on a claim arising from the taking by the United States of
certain parcels of land on Horn Island, Mississippi, that is brought in
the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act--
(1) the United States waives the right to raise the
affirmative defenses of res judicata and collateral estoppel;
and
(2) the statute of limitations under the Quiet Title Act
(28 U.S.C. 2409a) shall be considered to be equitably tolled.
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