Private Law 78–488

That the Secretary

Dr. A. R. Adams.

of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Doctor A. R. Adams, of Leavenworth, Kansas, the sum of $225, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for compensation for services rendered in conducting physical examinations of prospective employees of the United States pursuant to contract numbered W–425–eng–409, dated April 14, 1942, with the post engineer, Corps of Engineers, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, such claim having been disallowed by the Comptroller General on the ground that payment for such examinations was not authorized by law: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof 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.