[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 785 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 824
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 785

                For the relief of Frances Schochenmaier.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 13, 1999

  Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mr. Daschle) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

                              May 12, 1999

    Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                           September 21, 2000

 Reported by Mr. Hatch, with an amendment and an amendment to the title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
                For the relief of Frances Schochenmaier.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. RELIEF OF FRANCES SCHOCHENMAIER.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Relief.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out 
of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Frances 
Schochenmaier of Bonesteel, South Dakota, the sum of $60,567.58 in 
compensation for the erroneous underpayment to Herman Schochenmaier, 
husband of Frances Schochenmaier, during the period from September 1945 
to March 1995, of compensation and other benefits relating to a 
service-connected disability incurred by Herman Schochenmaier during 
military service in World War II.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Limitation on Fees.--(1) Not more than a total of 10 
percent of the payment required by subsection (a) may be paid to or 
received by agents or attorneys for services rendered in connection 
with obtaining such payment, any contract to the contrary 
notwithstanding.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined 
not more than $1,000.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. RELIEF OF FRANCES SCHOCHENMAIER.

    The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any moneys in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Frances Schochenmaier of 
Bonesteel, South Dakota, the sum of $60,567.58 in compensation for the 
erroneous underpayment to Herman Schochenmaier, husband of Frances 
Schochenmaier, during the period from September 1945 to March 1995, of 
compensation and other benefits relating to a service-connected 
disability incurred by Herman Schochenmaier during military service in 
World War II.

SEC. 2. RELIEF OF MARY HUDSON.

    Notwithstanding section 5121(a) of title 38, United States Code, or 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall not 
recover from the estate of Wallace Hudson, formerly of Russellville, 
Alabama, or from Mary Hudson, the surviving spouse of Wallace Hudson, 
the sum of $97,253 paid to Wallace Hudson for compensation and other 
benefits relating to a service-connected disability incurred by Wallace 
Hudson during active military service in World War II, which payment 
was mailed by the Secretary to Wallace Hudson in January 2000 but was 
delivered after Wallace Hudson's death.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON FEES.

    (a) In General.--Not more than a total of 10 percent of the payment 
required by section 1 or retained under section 2 may be paid to or 
received by agents or attorneys for services rendered in connection 
with obtaining or retaining such payment, as the case may be, any 
contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
    (b) Violation.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be 
fined not more than $1,000.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A Bill for the relief of 
        Francis Schochenmaier and Mary Hudson.''.


                                                       Calendar No. 824

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 785

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                                 A BILL

                For the relief of Frances Schochenmaier.

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                           September 21, 2000

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title