S 3018 · 94th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
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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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.(1976-02-24)
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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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