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Union Calendar No. 234

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2937

[Report No. 104–484]

For the reimbursement of legal expenses and related fees incurred by former

employees of the White House Travel Office with respect to the termination of their employment in that Office on May 19, 1993.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 1, 1996

Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. DELAY, Mr. WALKER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DAVIS, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. HASTERT, Mr.

SCHIFF, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts,

Mrs. MORELLA, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. BALLENGER, and Mr. EHRLICH)

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the

Judiciary

MARCH 18, 1996

Additional sponsors: Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. HORN, and Mr. ENGLISH

of Pennsylvania

MARCH 18, 1996

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

For the reimbursement of legal expenses and related fees

incurred by former employees of the White House Travel
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Office with respect to the termination of their employment in that Office on May 19, 1993.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN LEGAL EX4 PENSES AND RELATED FEES.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury

6 shall pay, from amounts in the Treasury not otherwise ap7 propriated, such sums as are necessary to reimburse

8 former employees of the White House Travel Office whose

9 employment in that Office was terminated on May 19,

10 1993, for any legal expenses and related fees they incurred

11 with respect to that termination.

12 (b) VERIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall

13 pay an individual in full under subsection (a) upon sub14 mission by the individual of documentation verifying the

15 legal expenses and related fees.

16 (c) NO INFERENCE OF LIABILITY.—Liability of the

17 United States shall not be inferred from enactment of or

18 payment under this section.

19 SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN ATTORNEY FEES

20 AND COSTS.

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall

22 pay, from amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro23 priated, such sums as are necessary to reimburse former

24 employees of the White House Travel Office whose employ-
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1 ment in that Office was terminated on May 19, 1993, for

2 any attorney fees and costs they incurred with respect to

3 that termination.

4 (b) VERIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall

5 pay an individual in full under subsection (a) upon sub6 mission by the individual of documentation verifying the

7 attorney fees and costs.

8 (c) NO INFERENCE OF LIABILITY.—Liability of the

9 United States shall not be inferred from enactment of or

10 payment under this section.

11 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FILING OF CLAIMS.

12 The Secretary of the Treasury shall not pay any claim

13 filed under this Act that is filed later than 120 days after

14 the date of the enactment of this Act.

15 SEC. 3. REDUCTION.

16 The amount paid pursuant to this Act to an individ17 ual for attorney fees and costs described in section 1 shall

18 be reduced by any amount received before the date of the

19 enactment of this Act, without obligation for repayment by

20 the individual, for payment of such attorney fees and costs

21 (including any amount received from the funds appro22 priated for the individual in the matter relating to the ‘‘Of23 fice of the General Counsel’’ under the heading ‘‘Office of

24 the Secretary’’ in title I of the Department of Transpor25 tation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994).
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1 SEC. 4. PAYMENT IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS

2 AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

3 Payment under this Act, when accepted by an individ4 ual described in section 1, shall be in full satisfaction of

5 all claims of, or on behalf of, the individual against the

6 United States that arose out of the termination of the White

7 House Travel Office employment of that individual on May

8 19, 1993.

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill for the reimbursement of attorney fees and costs incurred by former

employees of the White House Travel Office with respect

to the termination of their employment in that Office on

May 19, 1993.’’.

Union Calendar No. 234

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2937

[Report No. 104–484]

A BILL

For the reimbursement of legal expenses and relaton May 19, 1993. termination of their employment in that Office White House Travel Office with respect to the ed fees incurred by former employees of the

MARCH 18, 1996

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee

dered to be printedof the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-