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[H.R. 2937 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 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 
    termination of their employment in that Office on May 19, 1993.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 1996

Mr. Clinger (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Walker, Mr. Burton 
   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]

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                                 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 employment in that Office on May 19, 1993.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN LEGAL EXPENSES AND RELATED 
              FEES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, 
from amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Verification Required.--The Secretary shall pay an 
individual in full under subsection (a) upon submission by the 
individual of documentation verifying the legal expenses and related 
fees.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) No Inference of Liability.--Liability of the United 
States shall not be inferred from enactment of or payment under this 
section.</DELETED>

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 appropriated, 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 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 submission 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 individual 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 
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. 4. PAYMENT IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

    Payment under this Act, when accepted by an individual 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 
        reimbursement 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 related 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 ordered to be printed