50 USC App, WAR CLAIMS: Front Matter
From Title 50-AppendixWAR CLAIMSACT JULY 3, 1948, CH. 826, 62 STAT. 1240
ACT JULY 3, 1948, CH. 826, 62 STAT. 1240
TITLE I
Sec.
2001.
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States.
(a)
Employment of personnel; use of other facilities and services.
(b)
Rules and regulations; delegation of functions; time limit on filing of claims.
(c)
Subpenas; issuance; contempt; witness fees; administration of oaths.
2002.
Jurisdiction of Commission.
2003.
Claims of employees of contractors.
(a)
Payment by Secretary of Labor of certain claims; execution of releases.
(b)
Cancellation of employees' obligations; repayment to employees.
(c)
Omitted. [Amendment of section 1702(a) of Title 42].
2004.
Internees.
(a)
"Civilian American citizen" defined.
(b)
Payment of detention benefits.
(c)
Amount of detention benefits.
(d)
Persons entitled to detention benefits.
(e)
Certification of claims.
(f)
Application of sections 1701 to 1706 and 1711 to 1717 of Title 42; factors for determining benefits; effective date.
(g)
Benefits for civilian internees in Korea, and dependents; time.
(h)
Benefits for Guamanians killed or captured at Wake Island on or after December 7, 1941.
(i)
Detention benefits for civilian internees in Southeast Asia; definitions; authority of Commission; claim for benefits; rate of compensation; persons entitled to payments; certification for payment; filing date; determination of claims; appropriations.
2005.
Prisoners of war.
(a)
"Prisoner of war" defined.
(b)
Payment of claims; rate allowed; certification of claims.
(c)
Persons entitled to payments.
(d)
Additional definition of "prisoner of war"; payment of claims; rate allowed; persons entitled to payments.
(e)
Extension to Korean War prisoners.
(f)
Vietnam conflict; definitions; authority of Commission; classes of claims; rate of compensation; certification for payment; persons entitled to payments; filing date; determination of claims; fund for payment; appropriations.
(g)
Manner of payment.
2006.
Religious organizations.
(a)
Reimbursement for services furnished members of armed services and American civilians; certification of claims.
(b)
Compensation for loss or damage to real property used in educational, medical, or welfare work.
(c)
Compensation to replace facilities.
(d)
Determination of claims.
(e)
Investigation; determination of replacement costs; basis used.
(f)
Filing of claims; adjudication; place and use of payments.
(g)
Claims of internees and prisoners of war unaffected.
(h)
Denominational organizations.
2007.
Commission's report on personal injury and property claims to President; findings; recommendations; public property; legislative effect.
2008.
Reports to Congress.
2009.
Fee limitation for representing claimants; penalties.
2010.
Hearings on claims; finality of decision.
2011.
Omitted.
2012.
War Claims Fund.
(a)
Composition; expenditure.
(b)
Estimation and certification to Treasury of total amount necessary under section 2004(f).
(c)
Estimation and certification to Treasury of total amount necessary under section 2003(c).
(d)
Certification to Treasury of total canceled obligations under section 2003(b)(1).
(e)
Authorization of appropriations for Commission's work.
2012a.
Omitted.
2013.
Payments to certain members of religious orders.
2014.
United States citizens serving in allied forces.
(a)
Right to compensation.
(b)
Deductions.
(c)
Payments on death.
(d)
Filing date for claims.
(e)
Certification of claim for payment.
2015.
Detention benefits to merchant seamen.
(a)
"Merchant seaman" defined.
(b)
Determination of claim; rate of payment.
(c)
Collaborationists excluded.
(d)
Time of filing claim.
(e)
Certification of claim for payment.
2016.
Philippines.
(a)
Losses by individual from sequestered credits; loss by banks or other financial institutions.
(b)
Filing date for claims.
(c)
Death or legal disability as affecting payments.
(d)
Certification of claims for payment.
TITLE II
2017.
Definitions.
2017a.
Claims authorized.
2017b.
Transfers and assignments.
2017c.
Nationality of claimants.
2017d.
Claims of stockholders.
2017e.
Deductions in making awards.
2017f.
Consolidated awards.
2017g.
Certain awards prohibited.
2017h.
Certification of awards.
2017i.
Claim filing period.
2017j.
Claims settlement period.
2017k.
Notification to claimants.
2017l.
Payment of awards; priorities; limitations.
2017m.
Fees of attorneys and agents.
2017n.
Application of other laws.
2017o.
Transfer of records.
2017p.
Administrative expenses.
Act Referred to in Other Sections
This Act is referred to in title 22 sections 1622b, 1622g.