[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2894 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 2894

For the relief of the 7 individuals who were terminated from employment 
          with the White House Travel Office on May 19, 1993.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 1996

 Mr. Salmon (for himself, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Davis, Mr. Baker 
     of Louisiana, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Stearns) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
For the relief of the 7 individuals who were terminated from employment 
          with the White House Travel Office on May 19, 1993.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be referred to as the ``Travelgate Victims Restitution 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT AUTHORIZED.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, there shall be paid, out of funds appropriated 
before the date of the enactment of this Act for use by the Executive 
Office of the President, to each of the 7 individuals who were 
terminated from employment with the White House Travel Office on May 
19, 1993, the amount described in subsection (b).
    (b) Amount of Payment.--(1) The amount to be paid to each 
individual under subsection (a) shall be the sum of legal defense 
expenses incurred by that individual as a result of any investigation 
of the operations of the White House Travel Office or of the individual 
in connection with the operations of the White House Travel Office, 
conducted by any Federal agency, or any indictment or prosecution which 
resulted from any such investigation, less amounts described in 
paragraph (2).
    (2) The amount paid pursuant to this Act to an individual for legal 
defense expenses described in paragraph (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 legal 
defense expenses (including any amount received from the funds 
appropriated for the individual in the matter relating to the ``Office 
of the General Counsel'' under the heading ``Office of the Secretary'' 
in title I of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1994).

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.

    No more than 10 percent of the payment authorized by this Act shall 
be paid to or received by any agent or attorney for services rendered 
in connection with obtaining such payment, any contract to the contrary 
notwithstanding. Any person who violates this section shall be fined 
not more than $1,000.
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