Private Law 84–389

That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, (1) to Harold Swarthout the sum of $10,000, in full satisfaction of the claim of the said Harold Swarthout against the United States for compensation for permanent injuries sustained as a result of the severe burns he received when an Army practice bomb that he was examining, while playing in the yard of a neighbor on April 3, 1943, exploded when accidentally dropped, and (2) to L. R. Swarthout, of Burns. Oregon, father of the said Harold Swarthout, the sum of $4,625.20, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for reimbursement of medical, nursing, hospital, and other expenses incurred by him on account of the injuries so sustained by the said Harold Swarthout: 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.