[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 376 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 376

To require approval of an application for compensation for the death of 
                         Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To require approval of an application for compensation for the death of 
                         Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr.

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

SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.

    Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr., who died on October 5, 1986, shall be 
deemed to have been an employee of the United States Government in the 
performance of his duties at the time of his death for the purpose of 
determining eligibility for compensation for his death under section 
8102 of title 5, United States Code, and the application for such 
compensation which was filed on February 5, 1988, on behalf of Kasanee 
Sawyer, widow of Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr., shall be approved.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION.

    A claim or award for compensation for legal or other services 
rendered in connection with obtaining relief authorized by section 1 
shall be valid only if approved by the Secretary of Labor, any contract 
to the contrary notwithstanding.
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