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PRIVATE LAW 89-264-JULY 8, 1966

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Private Law 89-264 July 8, 1966 [H. R. 8793]

Eugene J. Bennett.

AN ACT For the relief of Eugene J. Bennett.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Eugene J. Bennett, D A C - U S A A D - T F, A P O 287, New York, New York, is hereby relieved of liability to refund to the United States the sum of $1,418.26. Such sum represents the aggregate amount of salary overpayments made to him, through administrative error and without fault on his part, for various periods from May 12, 1957, to August 23, 1959, both dates inclusive, as a civilian employee of the United States. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the said Eugene J. Bennett, an amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts, if any, which have been paid by him, or which have been withheld from amounts otherwise due him, in complete or partial satisfaction of his liability to the United States: Provided, That no part of the amount (if any) appropriated in this Act shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved July 8, 1966.

Private Law 89-265 July 8, 1966 AN ACT -_; ! L _ For the relief of Lieutenant Charles W. Pittman, Junior, United States Navy. Lt. Charles W. Pittman, Jr.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Lieutenant Charles W. Pittman, Junior, United States Navy, of Columbia, South Carolina, is relieved of liability to the United States in the amount of $3,358.70, representing the total amount of overpayments of compensation made to him by the Department of the Navy during the period June 6, 1960, through June 30, 1964, as a result of the use of an erroneous-pay entry base date. I n the audit and settlement of the accounts of any certifying or disbursing officer of the United States, credit shall be given for amounts for which liability is relieved by this section. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the said Lieutenant Charles W. Pittman, Junior, an amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts paid by him, or withheld from sums otherwise due him, on account of the liability to the United States referred to in the first section of this Act. No part of the amount appropriated in this section shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved July 8, 1966.

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