[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 60 (Friday, May 3, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4670-S4672]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                WHITE HOUSE TRAVEL OFFICE REIMBURSEMENT

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
turn to the consideration of H.R. 2937 regarding the White House Travel 
Office.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 2937) for the reimbursement of attorney fees 
     and costs incurred by former employees of the White House 
     Travel Office with respect to the termination of their 
     employment in that Office on May 19, 1993.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.


                           Amendment No. 3952

  Mr. DOLE. I send a substitute amendment to the desk and ask for its 
immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kansas [Mr. Dole] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 3952.

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the 
amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, 
     from amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 
     sums as are necessary to reimburse former employees of the 
     White House Travel Office whose employment in that Office was 
     terminated on May 19, 1993, for any attorney fees and costs 
     they incurred with respect to that termination.
       (b) Verification Required.--The Secretary shall pay an 
     individual in full under subsection (a) upon submission by 
     the individual of documentation verifying the attorney fees 
     and costs.
       (c) Limitation.--Payments under subsection (a) shall not 
     include attorney fees or costs incurred with respect to any 
     Congressional hearing or investigation into the termination 
     of employment of the former employees of the White House 
     Travel Office.
       (d) No Inference of Liability.--Liability of the United 
     States shall not be inferred from enactment of or payment 
     under this section.

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     SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FILING OF CLAIMS.

       The Secretary of the Treasury shall not pay any claim filed 
     under this Act that is filed later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3. REDUCTION.

       The amount paid pursuant to this Act to an individual for 
     attorney fees and costs described in section 1 shall be 
     reduced by any amount received before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, without obligation for repayment by 
     the individual, for payment of such attorney fees and cost 
     (including any amount received from the funds appropriated 
     for the individual in the matter relating to the ``Office of 
     the General Counsel'' under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary'' in title I of the Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994).

     SEC. 4. PAYMENT IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       Payment under this Act, when accepted by an individual 
     described in section 1, shall be in full satisfaction of all 
     claims of, or on behalf of, the individual against the United 
     States that arose out of the termination of the White House 
     Travel Office employment of that individual on May 19, 1993.

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 3953 to Amendment No. 3952

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk to the 
substitute.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kansas [Mr. Dole] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 3953 to amendment No. 3952.

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the 
amendment be dispensed with, and I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       In lieu of the language proposed to be inserted insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, 
     from amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 
     sums as are necessary to reimburse former employees of the 
     White House Travel Office whose employment in that Office was 
     terminated on May 19, 1993, for any attorney fees and costs 
     they incurred with respect to that termination.
       (b) Verification Required.--The Secretary shall pay an 
     individual in full under subsection (a) upon submission by 
     the individual of documentation verifying the attorney fees 
     and costs.
       (c) Limitation.--Payments under subsection (a) shall not 
     include attorney fees or costs incurred with respect to any 
     Congressional hearing or investigation into the termination 
     of employment of the former employees of the White House 
     Travel Office.
       (d) No Inference of Liability.--Liability of the United 
     States shall not be inferred from enactment of or payment 
     under this section.

     SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FILING OF CLAIMS.

       The Secretary of the Treasury shall not pay any claim filed 
     under this Act that is filed later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3. REDUCTION.

       The amount paid pursuant to this Act to an individual for 
     attorney fees and costs described in section 1 shall be 
     reduced by any amount received before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, without obligation for repayment by 
     the individual, for payment of such attorney fees and costs 
     (including any amount received from the funds appropriated 
     for the individual in the matter relating to the ``Office of 
     the General Counsel'' under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary'' in title I of the Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994).

     SEC. 4. PAYMENT IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       Payment under this Act, when accepted by an individual 
     described in section 1, shall be in full satisfaction of all 
     claims of, or on behalf of, the individual against the United 
     States that arose out of the termination of the White House 
     Travel Office employment of that individual on May 19, 1993.
       This section shall become effective 1 day after the date of 
     enactment.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 3954 to Amendment No. 3953

  Mr. DOLE. I now send a second-degree amendment to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kansas [Mr. Dole] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 3954 to amendment No. 3953.

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the 
amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       In lieu of the language proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, 
     from amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 
     sums as are necessary to reimburse former employees of the 
     White House Travel Office whose employment in that Office was 
     terminated on May 19, 1993, for any attorney fees and costs 
     they incurred with respect to that termination.
       (b) Verification Required.--The Secretary shall pay an 
     individual in full under subsection (a) upon submission by 
     the individual of documentation verifying the attorney fees 
     and costs.
       (c) Limitation.--Payments under subsection (a) shall not 
     include attorney fees or costs incurred with respect to any 
     Congressional hearing or investigation into the termination 
     of employment of the former employees of the White House 
     Travel Office.
       (d) No Inference of Liability.--Liability of the United 
     States shall not be inferred from enactment of or payment 
     under this section.

     SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FILING OF CLAIMS.

       The Secretary of the Treasury shall not pay any claim filed 
     under this Act that is filed later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3. REDUCTION

       The amount paid pursuant to this Act to an individual for 
     attorney fees and costs described in section 1 shall be 
     reduced by any amount received before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, without obligation for repayment by 
     the individual, for payment of such attorney fees and costs 
     (including any amount received from the funds appropriated 
     for the individual in the matter relating to the ``Office of 
     the General Counsel'' under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary'' in title I of the Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994).

     SEC. 4. PAYMENT IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       Payment under this Act, when accepted by an individual 
     described in section 1, shall be in full satisfaction of all 
     claims of, or on behalf of, the individual against the United 
     States that arose out of the termination of the White House 
     Travel Office employment of that individual on May 19, 1993.
       This section shall become effective 2 days after the date 
     of enactment.


                            Motion to Refer

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I send a motion to refer to the desk and ask 
for its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kansas [Mr. Dole] moves to refer the 
     pending bill to the Committee on Judiciary with instructions 
     to report back forthwith.

  Mr. DOLE. I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion to refer.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                           Amendment No. 3955

  Mr. DOLE. I now send an amendment to the desk to the motion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kansas [Mr. Dole] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 3955 to the instructions to the motion to refer.

  Mr. DOLE. I ask that reading of the amendment be dispensed with, and 
I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       In lieu of the instructions, insert the following: with 
     instructions to report back forthwith with the following 
     amendment:

     SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, 
     from amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 
     sums as are necessary to reimburse former employees of the 
     White House Travel Office whose employment in that Office was 
     terminated on May 19, 1993, for any attorney fees and costs 
     they incurred with respect to that termination.
       (b) Verification Required.--The Secretary shall pay an 
     individual in full under subsection (a) upon submission by 
     the individual of documentation verifying the attorney fees 
     and costs.
       (c) Limitation.--Payments, under subsection (a) shall not 
     include attorney fees or costs incurred with respect to any 
     Congressional hearing or investigation into the termination 
     of employment of the former employees of the White House 
     Travel Office.

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       (d) No Inference of Liability.--Liability of the United 
     States shall not be inferred from enactment of or payment 
     under this section.

     SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FILING OF CLAIMS.

       The Secretary of the Treasury shall not pay any claim filed 
     under this Act that is filed later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3. REDUCTION.

       The amount paid pursuant to this Act to an individual for 
     attorney fees and costs described in section 1 shall be 
     reduced by any amount received before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, without obligation for repayment by 
     the individual, for payment of such attorney fees and costs 
     (including any amount received from the funds appropriated 
     for the individual in the matter relating to the ``Office of 
     the General Counsel'' under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary'' in title I of the Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994).

     SEC. 4. PAYMENT IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       Payment under this Act, when accepted by an individual 
     described in section 1, shall be in full satisfaction of all 
     claims of, or on behalf of, the individual against the United 
     States that arose out of the termination of the White House 
     Travel Office employment of that individual on May 19, 1993.
       This section shall become effective 4 days after the date 
     of enactment.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                Amendment No. 3956 to Amendment No. 3955

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I send a second-degree amendment to the 
desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Kansas [Mr. Dole] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 3956 to amendment No. 3955.

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the 
amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       Strike all after the word ``SECTION'' and insert the 
     following:

       1. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, 
     from amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 
     sums as are necessary to reimburse former employees of the 
     White House Travel Office whose employment in that Office was 
     terminated on May 19, 1993, for any attorney fees and costs 
     they incurred with respect to that termination.
       (b) Verification Required.--The Secretary shall pay an 
     individual in full under subsection (a) upon submission by 
     the individual of documentation verifying the attorney fees 
     and costs.
       (c) Limitation.--Payments under subsection (a) shall not 
     include attorney fees or costs incurred with respect to any 
     Congressional hearing or investigation into the termination 
     of employment of the former employees of the White House 
     Travel Office.
       (d) No Inference of Liability.--Liability of the United 
     States shall not be inferred from enactment of or payment 
     under this section.

     SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FILING OF CLAIMS.

       The Secretary of the Treasury shall not pay any claim filed 
     under this Act that is filed later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3. REDUCTION.

       The amount paid pursuant to this Act to an individual for 
     attorney fees and costs described in section 1 shall be 
     reduced by any amount received before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, without obligation for repayment by 
     the individual, for payment of such attorney fees and costs 
     (including any amount received from the funds appropriated 
     for the individual in the matter relating to the ``Office of 
     the General Counsel'' under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary'' in title I of the Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994).

     SEC. 4. PAYMENT IN FULL SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       Payment under this Act, when accepted by an individual 
     described in section 1, shall be in full satisfaction of all 
     claims of, or on behalf of, the individual against the United 
     States that arose out of the termination of the White House 
     Travel Office employment of that individual on May 19, 1993.
       This section shall become effective 3 days after the date 
     of enactment.

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