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Calendar No. 333

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1561

For the relief of the individuals whose employment at the White House

Travel Office was terminated.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 6, 1996

Mr. HATCH introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

FEBRUARY 7, 1996

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

A BILL

For the relief of the individuals whose employment at the

White House Travel Office was terminated.

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 FOR CERTAIN LEGAL EX4 PENSES.

5 (a) REIMBURSEMENT.—

6 (1) REIMBURSEMENT OF BILLY DALE.—The

7 Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any

8 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
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1 to Billy Dale of Clinton, Maryland, an amount not

2 in excess of $426,000 for reimbursement of legal ex3 penses relating to the termination of the employment

4 of Billy Dale from the White House Travel Office.

5 The Secretary shall pay such amount to Billy Dale

6 after submission of a claim for reimbursement of

7 legal expenses incurred as a result of the Federal in8 vestigation and subsequent prosecution and trial of

9 Billy Dale from 1993 to the date of such submis10 sion.

11 (2) REIMBURSEMENT OF OTHER INDIVID12 UALS.—

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall

14 pay, out of any money in the Treasury not oth15 erwise appropriated, to each individual referred

16 to in subparagraph (B) an amount for reim17 bursement of legal expenses relating to the ter18 mination of the employment of the individual

19 from the White House Travel Office. The Sec20 retary shall pay such amount to the individual

21 after submission of a claim for reimbursement

22 of legal expenses incurred as a result of the

23 Federal investigation and subsequent prosecu24 tion and trial of the individual from 1993 to the

25 date of such submission. The total amount of
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1 the reimbursement of individuals covered by

2 this subparagraph may not exceed $50,000.

3 (B) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—The individ4 uals referred to in subparagraph (A) are the

5 following:

6 (i) Bernard Brasseaux of Virginia.

7 (ii) John Dreylinger of Virginia.

8 (iii) Ralph Maughan of Virginia.

9 (iv) John McSweeney of Virginia.

10 (v) Gary Wright of Maryland.

11 (b) RESOLUTION OF DISPUTED CLAIM.—

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines

13 the amount of a claim submitted under subsection

14 (a) to be unreasonable, the amount of the payment

15 under this section with respect to the claim shall,

16 subject to the limits set forth in subsection (a), be

17 the amount determined by the United States Court

18 of Federal Claims in accordance with appropriate

19 procedures under chapter 165 of title 28, United

20 States Code.

21 (2) ATTORNEY FEES.—Without regard to the

22 limits set forth in subsection (a), the Court may in23 crease the amount of the payment to an individual

24 under this section by the amount of the attorney

25 fees incurred by the individual in connection with
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1 the proceedings of the Court on the individual’s

2 claim.

3 (c) NO INFERENCE OF LIABILITY.—Nothing in this

4 section shall be construed as an inference of liability on

5 the part of the United States.

Calendar No. 333

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1561

A BILL

at the White House Travel Office was terminated.

For the relief of the individuals whose employment

FEBRUARY 7, 1996

Read the second time and placed on the calendar