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 90 STAT. 1214

Fees.

Penalty. "Persons."

Appropriation authorization.

PUBLIC LAW 94-400—SEPT. 7, 1976

(c) Except to the extent otherwise herein provided, nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent any claimant under this Act from exercising any rights to which he may be entitled under any other provisions of law. (d) Attorney and agent fees shall be paid out of the awards hereunder. No attorney or agent on account of services rendered in connection with each claim shall receive in excess of 10 per centum of the amount paid in connection therewith, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Whoever violates this subsection shall be fined a sum not to exceed $10,000. SEC. 10. For the purposes of this Act, the term "persons" means any individual, Indian, Indian tribe, corporation, partnership, company, municipality, township, association or other non-Federal entity. SEC. 11. If any particular provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the other provisions of this Act shall not be affected thereby. SEC. 12. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be required to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved September 7, 1976.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 94-1423 (Comm. on the Judiciary). SENATE REPORT No. 94-963 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 122 (1976): June 17, considered and passed Senate. Aug. 24, considered and passed House, amended. Aug. 25, Senate concurred in House amendments. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 12, No. 37: Sept. 7, Presidential statement.

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