§4112 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

A federal commission can take and decide claims for money from U.S. citizens who served in an allied nation's military in World War II and were held as prisoners of war after December 7, 1941. Payments must follow the rates and rules in section 4105(b) and paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 4105(d). Any amount already paid by another government for the same detention will be subtracted. If the claimant died, payment may go to the people listed in paragraph (4) of section 4105(d). Claims had to be filed within one year after August 31, 1954. Approved claims are sent to the Secretary of the Treasury to be paid from the War Claims Fund under section 4110.

Title 50, §4112

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(a)The Commission is authorized to receive and to determine, according to law, the amount and validity, and provide for the payment of any claim for compensation filed by or on behalf of any individual who, being then an American citizen, served in the military or naval forces of any government allied with the United States during World War II who was held as a prisoner of war for any period of time subsequent to December 7, 1941, by any government of any nation with which such allied government has been at war subsequent to such date. Compensation shall be payable under this section in accordance with the standards established by, and at the rates prescribed in, subsection (b) of section 4105 of this title, and paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d) of such section 4105.

(b)The amount payable under this section shall be reduced by such sum as the individual entitled to compensation under this section has received or is entitled to receive from any government by reason of the same detention.

(c)In the event of death of the individual entitled to compensation under this section, payment may be made to the persons specified in paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of section 4105 of this title.

(d)Claims for benefits under this section must be filed within one year after August 31, 1954.

(e)Any claim allowed under the provisions of this section shall be certified to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment out of the War Claims Fund established by section 4110 of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 2014 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

1962—Pub. L. 87–846 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text of subsecs. (a) and (c) as reference to section 4105 of this title and in subsec. (e) as reference to section 4110 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For provisions transferring Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States to Department of Justice, as a separate agency, see section 1622a et seq. of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

§4112 United States citizens serving in allied forces