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“WHITE HOUSE TRAVEL OFFICE REIMBURSEMENT” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Senate section on pages S4670-S4672 on May 3, 1996.
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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. 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.
(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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