[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4009 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4009

  For the relief of Thomas W. Sikes and Wellington Trade, Inc., doing 
                      business as Containerhouse.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2004

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  For the relief of Thomas W. Sikes and Wellington Trade, Inc., doing 
                      business as Containerhouse.

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

SECTION 1. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,500,000 to the 
persons named in subsection (b) for damages sustained by such persons 
in connection with a 1991 government contract for the purchase and 
delivery of certain ocean freight containers.
    (b) Persons to Receive Compensation.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall compensate the following persons under subsection (a):
            (1) Thomas W. Sikes of Cadwell, Georgia.
            (2) Wellington Trade Inc., of Cornelia, Georgia, doing 
        business as Containerhouse.

SEC. 2. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

    Payment under section 1 shall constitute full settlement of all 
legal and equitable claims by the persons named in section 1(b) against 
the United States for the damages described in section 1(a).

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY AND AGENT FEES.

    Not more than 10 percent of the payment made under section 1 may be 
paid to or received by an agent or attorney as consideration for any 
service rendered in connection with this Act. Each violation of this 
section is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
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