To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the aviation insurance program, and for other purposes.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 16, 1998
Amends Federal aviation law to revise aviation insurance requirements with respect to disputed losses to authorize an insured person to bring a civil action in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (currently, only in U.S. district court) against the U.S. Government when: (1) (as currently) an insured loss is in dispute; or (2) the person is subrogated under a contract with the insured party to the insured party's rights against the U.S. Government; and (3) the person has paid to the insured party, with the Secretary of Transportation's approval, a covered amount for a physical damage loss. Extends the Secretary's authority to provide aviation insurance and reinsurance through FY 2003.
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