Sec. 2. Findings

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Congress finds as follows: In August 1978, Public Law 95–348 (section 6; 16 U.S.C. 410dd ) established the War in the Pacific National Historical Park on Guam. In December 1993, section 3(b)(1) of Public Law 103–197 ( 16 U.S.C. 410dd(l) ) authorized the construction of a memorial wall at the Asan Bay Overlook in the War in the Pacific National Historical Park, commemorating the loyalty of the people of Guam during World War II and the heroism of the American forces that liberated Guam from occupation by Imperial Japan.

In December 2002, the Guam War Claims Review Commission Act ( Public Law 107–333 ) established the Guam War Claims Review Commission to— review the facts and circumstances surrounding the implementation and administration of the Guam Meritorious Claims Act of 1945 ( Public Law 79–224 ); and advise on additional compensation to the people of Guam for death, personal injury, forced labor, forced march, and internment by occupying Imperial Japanese military forces between December 8, 1941, and July 21, 1944.

In December 2016, the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act (title XVII of Public Law 114–328 ), provided for war claim payments to victims and survivors of the occupation of Guam by Imperial Japan. In June 2018, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission began reviewing war claims submitted on behalf of victims and survivors of the occupation of Guam and their families, pursuant to the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act (title XVII of Public Law 114–328 ).

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