I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4457 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2010 Mr. Weiner (for himself and Mr. McMahon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for the payment to the City of New York and Washington, DC, of amounts attributable to the unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties issued to foreign governments, and for other purposes.

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Payment of certain amounts to the City of New York and Washington, DC, attributable to the unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties issued to foreign governments

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, the Secretary of State shall, in any fiscal year, pay to the City of New York and Washington, DC, as the case may be, an amount equal to the total amount attributable to unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties issued during any such fiscal year by the City of New York or Washington, DC, as the case may be, to foreign governments that pursuant to such appropriations Acts are withheld from obligation for assistance provided during any such fiscal year to such governments. Any such payment accepted by the City of New York or Washington, DC, as the case may be, shall be deemed to satisfy in full any such unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties at issue and as a waiver of such city’s right to pursue collection of such fines and penalties through any other method. (b)

Definitions

The terms fully adjudicated and parking fines and penalties have the meanings given such terms in subsection (f) of section 7055 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of Public Law 111–8), except that the definition of parking fines and penalties shall not include the end date specified in paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection for purposes of this Act.