This action arose out of a series of incidents beginning when a complaint was filed against Gaudet for allegedly making threats against the President. A good deal of publicity attended the case, and Gaudet was chased thrоugh the New Mexico mountains by various law enforcement officers and private citizens. Within two or three days after the complaint was filed he turnеd himself in, and the charges were subsequently dropped.
Gaudet brought suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346 et seq. The district court granted the Government’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim against the United States, аnd Gaudet appeals. We affirm.
Gaudet’s complaint alleged the following torts against him by agents and representatives of the United States:
(4)(a) Edwin M. Gaudet was accused of planning, attempting and/or conspiring to cause the death *1035 of the President of the United States;
(b) One or more warrants for the arrest of Edwin M. Gaudet was issued;
(с) The name of Edwin M. Gaudet was accused in various communications media, namely radio, TV, newspaper and magazines, to the effect that Edwin M. Gаudet was attempting to commit crimes against the President of the United Statеs;
(d) Various municipal, State and Federal law enforcement agenсies were given advices and information to apprehend and arrest Edwin M. Gaudet;
(e) Directly or indirectly employees, agents and represеntatives of other law enforcement agencies were caused by employees, agents and representatives of the United States tо seek, pursue, fire shots, attempt to kill and/or otherwise attempt to hаrm Edwin M. Gaudet;
(f) Employees, agents and representatives of the United Statеs caused multiple and indeterminable amounts of people to attempt to pursue, kill and shoot and otherwise harm Edwin M. Gaudet;
(g) Caused various and sundry criminal charges to be filed against Edwin M. Gaudet;
(h) Caused physical, psychic and emotional harm and injury to Edwin M. Gaudet;
(i) Did irreparable [harm] to Edwin M. Gaudet, who for the rest of his life, must live in fear that someone may have been exсited, in spite of evidence, to shoot, kill, or mame [sic] him.
(5) The negligencе, want of care, lack of police procedure, lack of law enforcement procedure, utter confusion and hysteria of еmployees, agents and representatives of the United States, caused, contributed, participated and/or prolonged and/or has continued to prolong the injuries suffered and to be suffered by Edwin M. Gaudet.
Claims arising оut of various intentional torts are specifically excepted from the Federal Tort Claims Act’s waiver of sovereign immunity. 28 U.S. C.A. § 2680(h). A recent amendment tо this section allows claims with regard to acts or omissions of investigative or law enforcement officers for assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, abuse of process, or malicious prosecution if these claims arose on or after the date of enactment, March 16, 1974. Act of March 16, 1974, Pub.L.No.93 — 253, § 2, 88 Stat. 50, amending 28 U.S.C.A. § 2680(h).
The district court held, and we agree, that Gaudet’s сause of action falls within the class of intentional torts excluded by § 2680(h). Furthermore, the acts of which he complains occurred before Marсh 16, 1974; therefore, suit is barred.
Gaudet urges that his claim is grounded in negligence, not in intеntional tort, but the argument is without merit. It is the substance of the claim and not the language used in stating it which controls. Blitz v. Boog, 2 Cir. 1964,
Affirmed.