[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4061 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4061

 For the relief of the survivors of the 14 members of the Armed Forces 
and the one United States civilian Federal employee 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

                             June 16, 1998

 Mr. Collins (for himself, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
  Dixon, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Holden) 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 Federal employee 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 Federal employee 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) who was insured by a Serviceman's Group Life 
        Insurance policy (issued under chapter 19 of title 38, United 
        States Code) is a person designated as a beneficiary on such 
        policy; and
            (2) a survivor of--
                    (A) the United States civilian Federal employee 
                described in subsection (a); and
                    (B) a member of the Armed Forces described in 
                subsection (a) who was not insured by a Serviceman's 
                Group Life Insurance policy (issued under chapter 19 of 
                title 38, United States Code),
        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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