109 HR 1328 IH: For the relief of Adela and Darryl Bailor. U.S. House of Representatives 2005-03-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

V 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1328 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2005 Ms. Carson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Adela and Darryl Bailor.

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).

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.