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S. 1186 (98th): A bill to clear certain impediments to the licensing of the yacht Dad’s Pad for employment in the coastwise trade.


The text of the bill below is as of May 3, 1984 (Passed Congress).


98 STAT. 3418                  PRIVATE LAW 98-10—MAR. 14, 1984

                   (b) Any previous decision of the United States District Court for
                 the District of Massachusetts with respect to the matter described in
                 subsection (a) of this section shall not be a bar to the exercise of
                 jurisdiction conferred by this Act, and shall not be considered by the
                 court in reviewing and rendering judgment with respect to such
                 matter.
                   SEC. 2. The jurisdiction conferred by the first section of this Act
                 shall not apply to any action commenced more than six months
                 after the date of enactment of this Act.
                   Approved February 22, 1984.



                 Private Law 98-10
                 98th Congress
                                                     An Act
 Mar. 14, 1984
                                   For the relief of Apolonio P. Tumamao and others.
  [H.R. 1750]
                   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Certain Navy     United States of America in Congress assembled. That each of the
Department
civilian         following-named persons is relieved of all liability to repay the
employees.       United States and is entitled to a refund of the amount which
                 appears beside his name:
                                                                                       Indebtedness
                 Apolonio P. Tumamao                                                      $1,137.50
                 Milton M. Ikawa                                                           2,032.50
                 Malcolm B. Shin                                                           2,032.50
                 Mamerto A. Garma                                                          1,938.00
                 John B. MacKinnon                                                         2,028.75
                 Kenneth A. Grigsby                                                        2,032.50.
                 The amounts represent overpayments of per diem allowances as a
                 result of administrative failures by officials of the United States
                 Government in implementing a regulatory change in the per diem
                 rate in the case of the above-named civilian employees of the
                 Department of the Navy who were performing extended temporary
                 duty training assignments during the period May 1977 to January
                 1980. In the audit and settlement of the accounts of any certifying or
                 disbursing officer of the United States, credit shall be given for the
                 amount of payments made pursuant to this Act.
                   Approved March 14, 1984.



                 Private Law 98-11
                 98th Congress
                                                    An Act
 May 3, 1984     To clear certain impediments to the licensing of the yacht Dad's Pad for employment
  [S. 1186]                                     in the coastwise trade.
                   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Vessels.         United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstand-
                 ing section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C.
                 883), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
                 operating shall cause the vessel Dad's Pad, official number 549526,

PRIVATE LAW 98-12—MAY 15, 1984 98 STAT. 3419 owned by John C. Sciacca, to be documented as a vessel of the United States with the privilege of engaging in the coastwise trade, on compliEince with all other requirements of law. SEC. 2. Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, Zorba. 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall cause the vessel Zorba, official number 229763, owned by Howard Costa, to be documented as a vessel of the United States with the privilege of engaging in the coastwise trade, on compliance with all other requirements of law. Approved May 8, 1984. Private Law 98-12 98th Congress An Act May 15, 1984 For the relief of sixteen employees of the Charleston Naval Shipyard. [S. 1212] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following named employees of the Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina, are hereby relieved of all liability to repay to the United States the below listed sums representing overpa5nnents of per diem made through administrative error and received in good faith by the employees: (1) Henry Brown, the sum of $476; (2) Byron R. Buchanan, the sum of $1,077; (3) Arthur Canady, the sum of $450; (4) Robert E. Carter, the sum of $442; (5) Edwin L. Clickner, the sum of $476; (6) William F. Cummings, the sum of $1,077; (7) Edward F. Fuller, the sum of $1,077; (8) Wilbur Geathers, the sum of $482.85; (9) Donell E. Gourdine, the sum of $1,250.05; (10) David D. Lorick, the sum of $1,077; (11) Martin N. Olmeda, the sum of $1,077; (12) Lawrence E. Riley, the sum of $617; (13) Dean W. Sabo, the sum of $1,077; (14) Leon T. Scarborough, the sum of $902.75; (15) George B. Stone, the sum of $442; and (16) Paul K. Vincent, the sum of $434. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized jand directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not othervidse appropriated, to an employee listed above any amount equal to the aggregate of the amount paid by such employee or withheld from any sum due him, in complete or partial satisfaction of the liability to the United States as specified in the first section of this Act. SEC. 3. No part of the amounts 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 clsiim, and the sarnie shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of the Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved May 15, 1984.