A bill to further amend the Foreign Service Act of 1946 to provide protection to medical personnel of the Department of State against certain malpractice suits.

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Introduced

24 February 1976

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Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summary

Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1946 to prohibit civil malpractice suits against medical personnel of the State Department where there exists a remedy through which compensation from the United States may be obtained. Requires the United States to defend such personnel in the event such a suit is filed. Stipulates that, upon the Attorney General's certification that the defendant was acting within the scope of employment, any such suit brought in a State court shall be removed to a United States district court and the proceeding deemed a tort action against the United States.

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summary · EN · 24 February 1976
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/senate-bill/3018
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