Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 113 Part 2.djvu/836

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113 STAT. 1501A-318 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX E Banking and Financial Services, on Appropriations, and on International Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Foreign Relations, on Appropriations, and on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (e) ANNUAL REPORT BY GAG ON CONSISTENCY OF IMF PRAC- TICES WITH STATUTORY POLICIES.— The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually prepare and submit to the Congress of the United States a written report on the extent to which the practices of the International Monetary Fund are consistent with the policies of the United States, as expressly contained in Federal law applicable to the International Monetary Fund. TITLE VI—SURVIVOR BENEFITS SEC, 601. PAYMENT. (a) PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION.— The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of funds not otherwise appropriated, $100,000 to the survivor, or collectively the survivors, of each of the 14 members of the Armed Forces and the one United States civilian Federal employee who were killed on April 14, 1994, when United States F-15 fighter aircraft mistakenly shot down two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters over Iraq. (b) SURVIVOR STATUS.— (1) MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES INSURED BY SGLI.— In the case of a member of the Armed Forces described in subsection (a) who was insured by a Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy (issued under chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code), a survivor of such member for the purposes of subsection (a) shall be any person designated as a beneficiary on the individual's policy. (2) INDIVIDUALS NOT INSURED BY SGLI.— In the case of a member of the Armed Forces described in subsection (a) who was not insured by a Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy (issued under chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code) or the civilian Federal employee described in subsection (a), a survivor of such member or employee for the purposes of subsection (a) shall be any person determined to be a survivor by the Secretary of the Treasury using the provisions of section 5582(b) of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 602. LIMITATION ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT. Not more than a total of $1,500,000 may be paid to survivors under section 1. SEC. 603. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY FEES. Notwithstanding any contract, no representative of a survivor may receive more than 10 percent of a payment made under section 1 for services rendered in connection with the survivor's claim for such payment. 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. SEC. 604. REPORT. Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transmit to the Congress a report describing the payments made under section 1.