AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL TORT

CLAIMS ACT: S. 2117

JOINT HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON CITIZENS AND
SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

AND THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT: S. 2117

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Part 1

JANUARY 26, 1978

Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1978

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi, Chairman

EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts

BIRCH BAYH, Indiana

ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota
JAMES B. ALLEN, Alabama
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Delaware
JOHN C. CULVER, Iowa

HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, Ohio
DENNIS DECONCINI, Arizona

STROM THURMOND, South Carolina
CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., Maryland
WILLIAM L. SCOTT, Virginia

PAUL LAXALT, Nevada

ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
MALCOLM WALLOP, Wyoming

FRANCIS C. Rosenberger, Chief Counsel and Staff Director

SUBCOMMITTEE ON CITIZENS AND SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, Ohio, Chairman

JOHN C. CULVER, Iowa

DENNIS DECONCINI, Arizona

WILLIAM L. SCOTT, Virginia
MALCOLM WALLOP, Wyoming

HERMAN SCHWARTZ, Chief Counsel and Staff Director
RICHARD E. KAIT, Minority Counsel

NATHAN R. ZAHM, Counsel

KEITH A. O'DONNELL, Counsel

RICKI R. TIGERT, Counsel

JAMES G. PHILLIPS, Chief Investigator

RHEA B. BRUNO, Chief Clerk

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota, Chairman

JOHN C. CULVER, Iowa

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Delaware

PAUL LAXALT, Nevada

STROM THURMOND, South Carolina

IRENE R. EM SELLEM, Chief Counsel and Staff Director

CHARLES LUDLAM, Counsel