Volume 81
Private Law 90–99
For the relief of Omer Penner.
Approved October 27, 1967
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of Omer Penner.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary
Omer Penner.
of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of the war claims fund, to Omer Penner, 1924 Cabrillo Street, San Francisco, California, the amount certified to him under section 2 of this Act. The payment of such stun shall be in full settlement of all claims of Omer Penner against the United States for detention benefits under section 5(a) through 5(e) of the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended by the War Claims Act Amendments of 1954: Provided, That no part
62 Stat. 1242; 66 Stat. 49; 68 Stat. 1033.
of the amount appropriated in this Act shall lie 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 lie deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
Sec. 2.
The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission shall promptly determine and certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the amount which would have been payable to Omer Penner as detention benefits under section 5(a) through 5(e) of the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended by the War Claims Act Amendments of 1954, if Omer Penner had filed a claim therefor within the period prescribed by law.
Approved October 27, 1967.