Private Law 93–43

That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to William M. Starrs, of Savannah, Georgia, the sum of $1,332.10 in full settlement of all his claims against the United States arising out of the special separate maintenance, allowance leave which was erroneously granted to him in June 1969, while he was serving as a civilian employee of the Department of the Army.

Sec. 2.

No part of the amount appropriated in the first section of this Act in excess of 10 per cent inn thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with such claims, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.