Private Law 89–108

That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Nora Isabella Sumuelh, the sum of $38,114.90 as a gratuity for the sacrifices sustained by her as a result of having been imprisoned for twelve years by the Communist Government of Rumania on charges that the said Nora Isabella Samuel!i acted as a spy for the United States while employed in the United States Legation in Bucharest, Rumania: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act 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 period from July 24, 1949, to June 14, 1961, inclusive, during which Nora Isabella Samuelli was imprisoned by the Communist Government of Rumania on charges that she acted as a spy for the United States while employed in the United States Legation in Bucharest, Rumania, shall be determined to be creditable service for the purposes of the Civil Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C.

70 Stat. 743.

2251, et seq.): Provided, That, she makes the required employee contribution.