[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           MARGARITO DOMANTAY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 375) for the 
relief of Margarito Domantay.
  There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows:

                                H.R. 375

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

     SECTION 1. SATISFACTION OF CLAIM AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

       The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any funds 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Petty Officer 
     Margarito Domantay, United States Navy (retired), of Tampa, 
     Florida, the amount of retired pay that he would have 
     received for the period beginning on June 8, 1979, and ending 
     on March 12, 1985, had he been initially retired in the grade 
     of E-5, second class (rather than the grade of E-4, third 
     class, in which he was mistakenly retired due to 
     administrative error).

     SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.

       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 claim described in such section. Any 
     person who violates this section shall be guilty of an 
     infraction, and shall be subject to a fine in the amount 
     provided in title 18, United States Code.

  With the following committee amendment in the nature of a substitute:
       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF CLAIM AGAINST THE UNITED STATES FOR 
                   ERRONEOUS COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY.

       The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any funds 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Petty Officer 
     Margarito Domantay, United States Navy (retired), of Tampa, 
     Florida, the sum of $6,386.30, such amount representing the 
     amount of retired pay (with interest) that Petty Officer 
     Domantay would have received for the period beginning on June 
     8, 1979, and ending on March 12, 1985, had that retired pay 
     been properly computed based upon pay grade E-5 second class 
     (rather than pay grade of E-4, third class, with which such 
     retired pay was computed due to administrative error).

     SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.

       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 claim described in such section. Any 
     person who violates this section shall be guilty of an 
     infraction, and shall be subject to a fine in the amount 
     provided in title 18, United States Code.

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that the amendment in the nature of a substitute be considered 
as read and printed in the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Wisconsin?
  There was no objection.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read 
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.

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