[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4729 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4729

             For the relief of Pauline Applewhite Saunders.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 1994

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

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                                 A BILL


 
             For the relief of Pauline Applewhite Saunders.

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

SECTION 1. ENTITLEMENT TO ANNUITY BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--For purposes of determining the entitlement of 
Pauline Applewhite Saunders of Poquoson, Virginia, to annuity benefits 
under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, 
William T. Saunders, the deceased husband of Pauline Applewhite 
Saunders, is deemed--
            (1) to have had 20 years of service as of the date of the 
        letter that erroneously informed him that, according to the 
        records of the Virginia Military District, he had in excess of 
        20 years of service; and
            (2) to have been otherwise entitled to retired pay under 
        chapter 67 of such title.
    (b) Applicability.--This section shall apply to annuity benefits 
payable for any month that begins more than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2. LUMP-SUM PAYMENT OF PAST RETIRED PAY AND ANNUITY BENEFITS.

    The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of the Department of 
Defense Military Retirement Fund, to Pauline Applewhite Saunders the 
sum of--
            (1) the total amount of any retired pay that William T. 
        Saunders would have received under section 1331 of title 10, 
        United States Code, during the period beginning on the 60th 
        anniversary of his birth and ending on June 25, 1977 (the date 
        of his death) if he had possessed the characteristics referred 
        to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1; and
            (2) the total amount of any annuity benefits that Pauline 
        Applewhite Saunders would have received under subchapter II of 
        chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, during the period 
        beginning on June 25, 1977, and ending on the last day of the 
        month preceding the 1st month to which section 1 applies, if 
        William T. Saunders had possessed the characteristics referred 
        to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.

    It shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 10 percent of the 
payment required by section 2 to be paid to or received by any agent or 
attorney for any service rendered in connection with the payment. Any 
person who violates this section shall be guilty of an infraction and 
shall be subject to a fine in the amount provided in title 18, United 
States Code.

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