[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3337 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3337

To provide for correction of an administrative error in the computation 
 of the retired pay of Commander Carl D. Swanson, United States Coast 
                        Guard Reserve, retired.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 1999

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for correction of an administrative error in the computation 
 of the retired pay of Commander Carl D. Swanson, United States Coast 
                        Guard Reserve, retired.

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

SECTION 1. CORRECTION OF UNDERPAYMENT OF RETIRED PAY.

    (a) Authorization of Payment.--The Secretary of Transportation 
shall pay, out of funds currently available for payment of Coast Guard 
retired pay, the sum of $2,464.22 to Commander Carl D. Swanson, United 
States Coast Guard Reserve, retired, of Mesa, Arizona, such sum being 
the amount by which the retired pay of Commander Swanson was underpaid 
for the period beginning on October 13, 1972, and ending on January 31, 
1986, due to an acknowledged administrative error, administrative 
correction of which is barred by the applicable statute of limitations.
    (b) Settlement of Claims.--The payment made under subsection (a) 
shall be a full settlement of all claims by Commander Swanson against 
the United States arising from the underpayment of retired pay referred 
to in subsection (a).

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS' FEES.

    It shall be unlawful for an amount that exceeds 10 percent of the 
amount authorized by section 1 to be paid to or received by any agent 
or attorney in consideration of services rendered in connection with 
this Act. 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.
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