50 U.S.C. § 4112: United States citizens…

Summary

The Commission can accept and decide claims and pay money to any American who served in an allied nation's military in World War II and was held as a prisoner of war any time after December 7, 1941. Payments follow the rules and rates in section 4105(b) and 4105(d)(2)–(3). The amount paid will be lowered by any money the person already got, or can get, from any government for the same detention. If the veteran is dead, payment can go to the people named in section 4105(d)(4). Claims must be filed within one year after August 31, 1954. Approved claims will be sent to the Secretary of the Treasury to pay out of the War Claims Fund in section 4110.

Title 50, §4112

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(a)Right to compensation

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)Deductions

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)Payments on death

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)Filing date for claims

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

(e)Certification of claim for payment

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