Private Law 85–783

That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $5,000 to George E. Ketchum of Cheyenne, Wyoming, in full settlement of all claims of the said George E. Ketchum against the United States for injuries incurred by said George E. Ketchum on August 15, 1957, at Warren Air Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming, when he was thrown from a painter’s scaffold and permanently injured due to the action of a member of the Armed Forces: Provided, That payment made under this Act shall not be subject to any right of subrogation or claim for reimbursement in whole or in part under any contract of insurance, and no payment made hereunder shall absolve any insurer of any obligation under any such contract: And provided further, 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.