[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 435 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 435

              For the relief of Robert and Verda Shatusky.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2003

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

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                                 A BILL


 
              For the relief of Robert and Verda Shatusky.

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

SECTION 1. ENTITLEMENT TO SUPPLEMENTAL ANNUITY, SURVIVOR BENEFITS, AND 
              OTHER PAYMENTS UNDER RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1974.

    (a) In General.--For purposes of the Railroad Retirement Act of 
1974 (45 U.S.C. 231 et seq.), Robert Shatusky, of Menominee, Michigan, 
shall be deemed to have had a current connection with the railroad 
industry at the time that his annuity under section 2(a)(1) of such Act 
began to accrue.
    (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply to any month that 
begins more than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF PAST SUPPLEMENTAL ANNUITY BENEFITS.

     The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Robert Shatusky of Menominee, 
Michigan, a sum that equals the total amount of any supplemental 
annuity payments to which Robert Shatusky would have been entitled 
under section 2(b) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 
231a(b)) if section 1(a) of this Act applied to the period beginning on 
the date on which his annuity under section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad 
Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231a(a)(1)) began to accrue and 
ending on the last day of the month preceding the 1st month to which 
section 1(a) of this Act applies.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.

     It shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 10 percent of the 
payment required by section 2 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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