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42 U.S.C. § 1856n–1

Reciprocal agreements with liability coverage

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 1856n–1, Reciprocal agreements with liability coverage, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/477882
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Subject to subsection (b), in an agreement with a foreign fire organization entered into under section 1856n of this title, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior may provide that— any claim against the foreign fire organization or any legal organization associated with the foreign firefighter that arises out of an act or omission of the foreign firefighter in the performance of an official duty under the agreement, or that arises out of any other act, omission, or occurrence for which the foreign fire organization or legal organization associated with the foreign firefighter is legally responsible under applicable law, may be prosecuted only— The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior may provide the protections under subsection (a) if the foreign fire organization agrees— to the extent the United States or any legal organization associated with the Federal firefighter is not entitled to immunity from the jurisdiction of the courts having jurisdiction over the foreign fire organization receiving the services of the Federal firefighters, to assume any and all liability for any legal action brought against the United States or the legal organization arising out of—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 100-428(S. 2641)1988-09-09
    Temporary Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-74(H.R. 2055)2011-12-23
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012