[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1772 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1772

For the relief of Patricia Macarelli, in her capacity as administratrix 
                of the estate of Edward Brian Halloran.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 1, 2011

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

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                                 A BILL


 
For the relief of Patricia Macarelli, in her capacity as administratrix 
                of the estate of Edward Brian Halloran.

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

SECTION 1. COMPENSATION OF PATRICIA MACARELLI.

    (a) Payment.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of funds 
not otherwise appropriated, the amount of $2,061,000.00, the judgment 
entered by the United States District Court for the District of 
Massachusetts on May 6, 2009, plus interest as provided by section 1304 
of title 31, United States Code, to compensate Patricia Macarelli, in 
her capacity as administratrix of the estate of Edward Brian Halloran, 
for costs related to and damages arising from the murder of Edward 
Brian Halloran in Massachusetts in May 1982 as described in Claim No. 
01-11346-WGY, filed in the United States District Court for the 
District of Massachusetts and Claim No. 09-1951;09-1952 filed in the 
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
    (b) Satisfaction of Claims.--The payment under subsection (a) shall 
be in full satisfaction of all claims of Patricia Macarelli against the 
United States in connection with the matter described in such 
subsection.
    (c) 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 25 
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, as set forth in section 
2678 of title 28, United States Code.
    (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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