[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 456 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 456

 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 United States helicopters over Iraq.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 1999

 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 Federal employee who were killed on 
  April 14, 1994, when United States fighter aircraft mistakenly shot 
              down 2 United States helicopters over 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 over Iraq.
    (b) Survivor Status.--
            (1) Members of the armed forces insured by sgli.--In the 
        case of a member of the Armed Forces described in subsection 
        (a) who was insured by a Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
        policy (issued under chapter 19 of title 38, United States 
        Code), a survivor of such member for the purposes of subsection 
        (a) shall be any person designated as a beneficiary on the 
        individual's policy.
            (2) Individuals not insured by sgli.--In the case of a 
        member of the Armed Forces described in subsection (a) who was 
        not insured by a Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy 
        (issued under chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code) or 
        the civilian Federal employee described in subsection (a), a 
        survivor of such member or employee for the purposes of 
        subsection (a) shall be any 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. LIMITATION ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.

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

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON 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 to the Congress a 
report describing the payments made under section 1.
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