[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4277 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4277

                    For the relief of Maria Manzano.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2007

Mr. Walsh of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                    For the relief of Maria Manzano.

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

SECTION 1. COMPENSATION OF MARIA MANZANO.

    (a) Payment.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of funds 
not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $35,246.22 to Maria Manzano of 
Syracuse, New York, in full settlement of all claims of Maria Manzano 
against the United States arising out of the improper disclosure of the 
records of the grievance proceedings brought in 1971 by an employee of 
the Laboratory Division of the Department of State asserting a 
complaint against Maria Manzano, a supervisor in such Division.
    (b) No Inference of Liability.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed as an inference of liability on the part of the United 
States.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS' AND AGENTS' FEES.

    (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 10 
percent of the amount paid pursuant to section 1 to be paid to, or 
received by, any agent or attorney for any service rendered in 
connection with the payment under this Act.
    (b) Enforcement.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be 
guilty of an infraction and shall be fined under title 18, United 
States Code.
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