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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 termi-
nation 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. BUR-
TON 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
Office with respect to the termination of their employ-
ment in that Office on May 19, 1993.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION
1.
REIMBURSEMENT
OF
CERTAIN
LEGAL
EX-
PENSES AND RELATED FEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury
shall pay, from amounts in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, such sums as are necessary to reimburse
former employees of the White House Travel Office whose
employment in that Office was terminated on May 19,
1993, for any legal expenses and related fees they incurred
with respect to that termination.
(b) VERIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall
pay an individual in full under subsection (a) upon sub-
mission by the individual of documentation verifying the
legal expenses and related fees.
(c) NO INFERENCE OF LIABILITY.—Liability of the
United States shall not be inferred from enactment of or
payment under this section.
SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN ATTORNEY FEES
AND COSTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall
pay, from amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, such sums as are necessary to reimburse former
employees of the White House Travel Office whose employ-
ment in that Office was terminated on May 19, 1993, for
any attorney fees and costs they incurred with respect to
that termination.
(b) VERIFICATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall
pay an individual in full under subsection (a) upon sub-
mission by the individual of documentation verifying the
attorney fees and costs.
(c) NO INFERENCE OF LIABILITY.—Liability of the
United States shall not be inferred from enactment of or
payment under this section.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FILING OF CLAIMS.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall not pay any claim
filed under this Act that is filed later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. REDUCTION.
The amount paid pursuant to this Act to an individ-
ual for attorney fees and costs described in section 1 shall
be reduced by any amount received before the date of the
enactment of this Act, without obligation for repayment by
the individual, for payment of such attorney fees and costs
(including any amount received from the funds appro-
priated for the individual in the matter relating to the ‘‘Of-
fice of the General Counsel’’ under the heading ‘‘Office of
the Secretary’’ in title I of the Department of Transpor-
tation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994).
SEC. 4. PAYMENT IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.
Payment under this Act, when accepted by an individ-
ual described in section 1, shall be in full satisfaction of
all claims of, or on behalf of, the individual against the
United States that arose out of the termination of the White
House Travel Office employment of that individual on May
19, 1993.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill for the reim-
bursement 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 relat-
ed 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.
MARCH 18, 1996
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed