[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1328 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1328

               For the relief of Adela and Darryl Bailor.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2005

  Ms. Carson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
               For the relief of Adela and Darryl Bailor.

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

SECTION 1. COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN LOSSES.

    (a) Payment.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, not later 
than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, out of 
funds not otherwise appropriated, to Adela and Darryl Bailor the amount 
determined by the Attorney General under section 2(b).
    (b) Settlement.--The payment of this sum shall be in full 
settlement of all claims of Adela and Darryl Bailor arising from an 
incident on May 9, 1991, that is the subject of Case No. 94-2660 in the 
United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
    (c) No Inference of Liability.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed as an inference of liability on the part of the United 
States.
    (d) Limitation.--No person shall have any claim on the amount 
described in this section, whether contractual, equitable or statutory, 
except for reasonable attorneys fees and expenses that do not exceed 10 
percent of the amount paid under subsection (a).

SEC. 2. AMOUNT.

    (a) Transmittal of Claims.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, Adela and Darryl Bailor, or their 
representative, shall transmit to the Attorney General all claims for 
compensation referred to in section 1.
    (b) Determination of the Attorney General.--Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, with appropriate 
consideration given to the claims transmitted under subsection (a), the 
Attorney General shall determine the amount that Adela and Darryl 
Bailor shall receive.
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