[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1752 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1752

  For the relief of Sergeant Major Earnest Sands (Retired), and Roger 
                                 Sands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 1993

   Mr. Hyde introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  For the relief of Sergeant Major Earnest Sands (Retired), and Roger 
                                 Sands.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, to Sergeant Major Earnest Sands (Retired) and Roger 
Sands, an amount of money in compensation for any damages (including 
legal costs, as well as other economic and noneconomic losses incurred) 
arising out of the unlawful confinement and detention of Ernest Sands 
in Saudi Arabia from August, 1991 until January, 1992. Such confinement 
and detention occurred as a result of negligence, misrepresentation and 
other unlawful actions taken by officials of the United States State 
Department and other United States government officials. Such damages 
shall be awarded to the claimants notwithstanding the defense of 
sovereign immunity or any defense available to the United States under 
sections 2671-2680 of title 28, United States Code.

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