Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 97.djvu/1517

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PRIVATE LAW 98-4 —NOV. 2, 1983 97 STAT. 1485 Labor that the travel and relocation expenses of these persons and those of their dependents were authorized at Government expense. SEC. 2. In addition to the relief provided in subsection (b) of the previous section of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury is author- ized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Samuel K. Gibbons the sum of $4,015.15 in full settlement of all his claims against the United States for certain real estate, travel, and relocation expenses he and and his family incurred at the time of his relocation in 1979 from Saint Louis, Missouri, to Kansas City, Missouri; these expenses were incurred in good-faith reliance on assurances of the Department of Labor that travel and relocation expense for himself and his family were authorized at Government expense. SEC. 3. No part of the amount appropriated in section 2 of this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be directly paid to or received by any agent or attorney in connection with the claims referred to in section 2 of this Act, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Violation of this section shall be considered a misdemeanor and any person convicted thereof shall be fined not more than $1,000. Approved November 2, 1988. Violation, penalty. Private Law 98-4 98th Congress An Act For the relief of Stephen C. Ruks. Nov. 2, 1983 [H.R."74.5] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Stephen c. Ruks. of Transportation shall pay, out of any money available for such purpose, the sum of $9,700 to Stephen C. Ruks of Cordova, Alaska, a member of the Alaska Civil Air Patrol, for damage to his airplane incurred while engaged in a rescue mission which he undertook on behalf of the Coast Guard. Acceptance of such sum by Stephen C. Ruks shall constitute full satisfaction of all claims against the United States by Stephen C. Ruks arising out of the incident de- scribed in the preceding sentence. SEC. 2. No amount in excess of 10 per centum of the sum appropri- ated by the first section of this Act shall be paid to or received by any agent or attorney in consideration for services rendered in connection with the claim described in such section. Any violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor and any person convicted thereof shall be fined not more than $1,000. Violation, penalty. Approved November 2, 1983.