[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2897 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2897

            For the relief of Ross E. Lay of Haiku, Hawaii.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 21, 2008

  Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
            For the relief of Ross E. Lay of Haiku, Hawaii.

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

SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF AMOUNTS PAID TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
              SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mr. Ross E. 
Lay of Haiku, Hawaii, the sum of $101,710.23 for reimbursement for 
amounts paid to the Internal Revenue Service on September 10, 2002, at 
a sale of real estate in Moultonboro, New Hampshire, to obtain property 
of which Ross E. Lay was unable to take possession due to previous 
encumbrances against the property not disclosed by the Internal Revenue 
Service.
    (b) No Inference of Liability.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as an inference of liability on the part of the United 
States.
    (c) Full Satisfaction of Claims.--The payment authorized under 
subsection (a) shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of Ross E. 
Lay against the United States for reimbursement of amounts paid for or 
in connection with the sale of real estate by the Internal Revenue 
Service in Moultonboro, New Hampshire, on September 10, 2002.
    (d) Limitation on Agents and Attorneys Fees.--No more than 10 
percent of the payment authorized by this Act may be paid to or 
received by any agent or attorney for services rendered in connection 
with obtaining such payment, any contract to the contrary 
notwithstanding. Any person who violates this subsection shall be 
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine in the amount 
provided in title 18, United States Code.
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