Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act

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Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002
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Other short titlesSAFETY Act
Enacted bythe 107th United States Congress
EffectiveNovember 25, 2002
Citations
Public law Pub. L.   107–296 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large 116  Stat.   2135
Codification
Titles amended 6 U.S.C.: Domestic Security
U.S.C. sections created 6 U.S.C.   §§ 441–444
U.S.C. sections amended 6 U.S.C.   § 101 note
Legislative history

The Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002, or SAFETY Act, is a US act that was enacted as Subtitle G of Title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. It creates an exclusive federal cause of action for claims against the provider of a certain "qualified anti-terrorism technology".

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Description

The SAFETY Act is an act that was enacted in the US as Subtitle G of Title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. [1] It creates an exclusive federal cause of action for claims against the provider of a "qualified anti-terrorism technology" (QATT) where the QATT was deployed to protect against, in response to, or to recover from an act of terrorism. [2] This cause of action provides limits on recovery that might otherwise be present under a state law cause of action. For instance, punitive damages cannot be recovered. [3] The Act also specifies that QATT providers may invoke a "government contractor defense" in a lawsuit alleging product liability for such technologies following a terrorist attack. [4] [5] : 255–256  QATT providers are also required to obtain liability insurance, [6] and the extent of liability under the cause of action is limited to the coverage limit of such required liability insurance. [7]

References

  1. ↑ (Pub. L.   107–296 (text) (PDF) , 116  Stat.   2135 , enacted November 25, 2002)
  2. ↑ 6 U.S.C.   § 442(a)
  3. ↑ 6 U.S.C.   § 442(b)(1)
  4. ↑ 6 U.S.C.   § 442(d)
  5. ↑ Bergkamp, Lucas; Faure, Michael (2015). "Alternative Systems for Redressing Terrorism-Related Risks". In Bergkamp, Lucas; Faure, Michael; Hinteregger, Monika; Philipsen, Niels (eds.). Civil Liability in Europe for Terrorism-Related Risk (subscription required). Cambridge University Press. pp. 252–282. doi:10.1017/CBO9781316178997.009. ISBN   978-1-107-10044-2. S2CID   156131033 – via Cambridge Books Online.
  6. ↑ 6 U.S.C.   § 443(a)(1)
  7. ↑ 6 U.S.C.   § 443(c)


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