28 USC § 5001 - Civil action for death or personal injury in a place subject to exclusive jurisdiction of United States

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title: "28 USC § 5001 - Civil action for death or personal injury in a place subject to exclusive jurisdiction of United States"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "5001"
section_name: "Civil action for death or personal injury in a place subject to exclusive jurisdiction of United States"
chapter_number: 190
chapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
part_number: "VI"
part_name: "PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 113–287, § 4(b)(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3261.)"
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# § 5001. Civil action for death or personal injury in a place subject to exclusive jurisdiction of United States

**(a)** **Death.—** In the case of the death of an individual by the neglect or wrongful act of another in a place subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States within a State, a right of action shall exist as though the place were under the jurisdiction of the State in which the place is located.

**(b)** **Personal Injury.—** In a civil action brought to recover on account of an injury sustained in a place described in subsection (a), the rights of the parties shall be governed by the law of the State in which the place is located.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 113–287, § 4(b)(1), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3261.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5001 | 16 U.S.C. 457 | Feb. 1, 1928, ch. 15, 45 Stat. 54. |

In subsection (a), the words “civil action” are substituted for “action” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.