[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4904 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4904

                   For the relief of Eugene Hasenfus.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 4, 1994

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

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                                 A BILL


 
                   For the relief of Eugene Hasenfus.

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

SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF CLAIM.

    The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Eugene Hasenfus of Marinette, 
Wisconsin, the sum of $805,209. The payment required by this section 
shall be in full satisfaction of all claims that Eugene Hasenfus or his 
family may have against the United States in connection with any 
physical or mental injury of Eugene Hasenfus, or any financial loss of 
Eugene Hasenfus or his family, arising from the October 5, 1986, 
missile attack on the airplane in which he was a crewmember or from his 
subsequent detention in Nicaragua.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.

    It shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 10 percent of the 
payment required by section 1 to be paid to or received by any agent or 
attorney for any service rendered in connection with the payment. Any 
person violating 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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