Private Law 85–411

That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Lyman C. Murphey, Avondale Estates, Georgia, the widow of Lyman C. Murphey (Veterans’ Administration claim numbered XC3862082), a sum equal to the amount which would have been paid to, or on behalf of, the two minor children of the said veteran for the period beginning January 25, 1945, and ending March 8, 1953, both dates inclusive, if a claim for pension, by or on behalf of such minor children, had been filed with the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs within one year after the death of the said Lyman C. Murphey, and had been allowed: Provided, That no part of the amount paid under this section 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.

Sec. 2.

The Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the sum which is to be paid to Mrs. Lyman C. Murphey under the first section of this Act.