[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1526 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1526

                   For the relief of Charmaine Bieda.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 31, 2003

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

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                                 A BILL


 
                   For the relief of Charmaine Bieda.

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

SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF CLAIM.

     The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Charmaine Bieda of Nanticoke, 
Pennsylvania, the sum of $10,000,000. The payment required by this 
section shall be in full satisfaction of all claims that Charmaine 
Bieda may have against the United States relating to the murder of her 
daughter, Charlene Michelle Bieda Moore, by Charlene's husband Bruce 
Moore on December 19, 1984, while Charlene and Bruce were serving in 
the United States Army and after Charlene had requested that the Army 
protect her from Bruce and had informed their superiors that he was 
abusing her.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.

     It shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 10 percent of the 
payment required by section 1 to be paid to or received by any agent or 
attorney for any service rendered in connection with the 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.
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