Government Liability for Atomic Weapons Testing Program: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session on S. 2454 ... and on H.R. 1338 ... June 27, 1986U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987 - 163 pages |
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Page 15 - Any claim based upon an act or omission of an employee of the Government, exercising due care, in the execution of a statute or regulation, whether or not such statute or regulation be valid, or based upon the exercise or performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the part of a federal agency or an employee of the Government, whether or not the discretion involved be abused.
Page 74 - In suits at common law, the right of trial by Jury shall be preserved.
Page 24 - SEC. 1401. (a) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the Commission may adjust and pay claims for injury to, or loss of, property or for personal injury or death, arising from the operation of the Panama Canal or related facilities and appurtenances. (b...
Page 41 - inherently dangerous commodity" or property, or of engaging in an "extra hazardous
Page 71 - ... not an exercise of the acknowledged power of Congress to make exceptions and prescribe regulations to the appellate power.
Page 25 - Subject to the provisions of this title, the United States shall be liable in respect of such claims to the same claimants, in the same manner, and to the same extent as a private individual under like circumstances, except that the United States shall not be liable for interest prior to judgment, or for punitive damages.
Page 7 - STATEMENT OF HON. PETE V. DOMENICI, A US SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO Senator DOMENICI. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Page 34 - ... due to exposure to radiation based on acts or omissions by a contractor in carrying out an atomic weapons testing program under a contract with the United States.
Page 35 - [l]ess than 3% of the US cancer burden can be ... attributed to ionizing radiation from natural sources and human activities, compared to around 30% for tobacco...
Page 76 - Comment- -Wrong Turns: The Eleventh Amendment and the Pennhurst Case,