HR 1598 · 99th Congress · Private Legislation
A bill for the relief of Steven McKenna.
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EnactedLatest: Became Private Law No: 99-18.(1986-10-21)
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Allows a named individual, notwithstanding specified time limitations, to present to the appropriate Federal agency a claim against the United States for money damages for certain congenital malformations alleged to have been caused by thalidomide dispensed by a U.S. Army Dispensary in Germany in 1960. Confers jurisdiction upon the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio to hear, determine, and render judgment on the above claim.…
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