[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2986 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2986

 For the relief of the survivors of the 14 members of the Armed Forces 
 and the one United States civilian who were killed on April 14, 1994, 
when United States fighter aircraft mistakenly shot down 2 helicopters 
                                in Iraq.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 For the relief of the survivors of the 14 members of the Armed Forces 
 and the one United States civilian who were killed on April 14, 1994, 
when United States fighter aircraft mistakenly shot down 2 helicopters 
                                in Iraq.

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

SECTION 1. PAYMENT.

    (a) Payment Authorization.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
pay, out of funds not otherwise appropriated, $100,000 to the survivor, 
or collectively the survivors, of each of the 14 members of the Armed 
Forces and the one United States civilian who were killed on April 14, 
1994, when United States F-15 fighter aircraft mistakenly shot down two 
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in Iraq.
    (b) Survivor Status.--For the purposes of this Act--
            (1) a survivor of a member of the Armed Forces described in 
        subsection (a) is a person designated as a beneficiary on the 
        member's Serviceman's Group Life Insurance policy (issued under 
        chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code); and
            (2) a survivor of the United States civilian described in 
        subsection (a) is a person determined to be a survivor by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury using the provisions of section 
        5582(b) of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 2. MAXIMUM PAYMENT.

    Not more than a total of $1,500,000 shall be paid to survivors 
under section 1.

SEC. 3. ATTORNEY FEES.

    Notwithstanding any contract, no representative of a survivor may 
receive more than 10 percent of a payment made under section 1 for 
services rendered in connection with the survivor's claim for such 
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.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transmit a report to the 
Congress describing the payments made under section 1.
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