Sec. 4. Payments for Guam World War II claims

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After the Secretary of the Treasury receives the certification from the Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission as required under section 4(b)(8), the Secretary of the Treasury shall make payments to compensable Guam victims and survivors of a compensable Guam decedents as follows: Before making any payments under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make payments to compensable Guam victims as follows: In the case of a victim who has suffered an injury described in subsection (c)(2)(A), $15,000.

In the case of a victim who is not described in subparagraph (A), but who has suffered an injury described in subsection (c)(2)(B), $12,000. In the case of a victim who is not described in subparagraph

(A)or (B), but who has suffered an injury described in subsection (c)(2)(C), $10,000. In the case of a compensable Guam decedent, the Secretary shall pay $25,000 for distribution to survivors of the decedent in accordance with subsection (b). The Secretary shall make payments under this paragraph only after all payments are made under paragraph (1). A payment made under subsection (a)(2) to the survivors of a compensable Guam decedent shall be distributed as follows: In the case of a decedent whose spouse is living as of the date of the enactment of this Act, but who had no living children as of such date, the payment shall be made to such spouse. In the case of a decedent whose spouse is living as of the date of the enactment of this Act and who had one or more living children as of such date, 50 percent of the payment shall be made to the spouse and 50 percent shall be made to such children, to be divided among such children to the greatest extent possible into equal shares. In the case of a decedent whose spouse is not living as of the date of the enactment of this Act and who had one or more living children as of such date, the payment shall be made to such children, to be divided among such children to the greatest extent possible into equal shares. In the case of a decedent whose spouse is not living as of the date of the enactment of this Act and who had no living children as of such date, but who— had a parent who is living as of such date, the payment shall be made to the parent; or had two parents who are living as of such date, the payment shall be divided equally between the parents. In the case of a decedent whose spouse is not living as of the date of the enactment of this Act, who had no living children as of such date, and who had no parents who are living as of such date, no payment shall be made. For purposes of this Act: The term compensable Guam decedent means an individual determined under section 5 to have been a resident of Guam who died as a result of the attack and occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces during World War II, or incident to the liberation of Guam by United States military forces, and whose death would have been compensable under the Guam Meritorious Claims Act of 1945 ( Public Law 79–224 ) if a timely claim had been filed under the terms of such Act. The term compensable Guam victim means an individual who is not deceased as of the date of the enactment of this Act and who is determined under section 5 to have suffered, as a result of the attack and occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces during World War II, or incident to the liberation of Guam by United States military forces, any of the following: Rape or severe personal injury (such as loss of a limb, dismemberment, or paralysis). Forced labor or a personal injury not under subparagraph

(A)(such as disfigurement, scarring, or burns). Forced march, internment, or hiding to evade internment. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission shall promulgate regulations to specify the injuries that constitute a severe personal injury or a personal injury for purposes of subparagraphs

(A)and (B), respectively, of paragraph (2).

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Sec. 4

Payments for Guam World War II claims

Pub. L.Pub. L. 79-224

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