Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 1.djvu/639

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PUBLIC LAW 105-186-JUNE 23, 1998 112 STAT. 613 whether recorded in the name of the victim or in the name of a nominee; (E) insurance poHcies and proceeds thereof; (F) real estate situated in the United States; (G) works of art; and (H) books, manuscripts, and religious objects. (3) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.— In carrying out its duties under paragraph (1), the Commission shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate its activities with, and not duplicate similar activities sdready being undertaken by, private individuals, private entities, or government entities, whether domestic or foreign. (4) INSURANCE POLICIES.— (A) IN GENERAL. —In carrying out its duties under this Reports. Act, the Commission shall take note of the work of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners with regard to Holocaust-era insurance issues and shall encourage the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to prepare a report on the Holocaust-related claims practices of all insurance companies, both domestic and foreign, doing business in the United States at any time after January 30, 1933, that issued any individual life, health, or property-casualty insurance policy to any individual on any list of Holocaust victims, including the following lists: (i) The list maintsdned by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., of Jewish Holocaust survivors. — (ii) The list maintained by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Authority in its Hall of Names of individuals who died in the Holocaust. (B) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.— The report on insurance companies prepared pursuant to subparagraph (A) should include the following, to the degree the information is available: (i) The number of policies issued by each company to individuals described in such subparagraph. (ii) The value of each policy at the time of issue. (iii) The total number of policies, and the dollar amount, that have been paid out. (iv) The total present-day value of assets in the United States of each compeiny. (C) COORDINATION.—The Commission shall coordinate its work on insurance issues with that of the international Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era Assets, to be convened by the Depsirtment of State and the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. (b) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF OTHER RESEARCH.— Upon receiving permission from any relevant individuals or entities, the Commission shall review comprehensively any research by private individuals, private entities, and non-Federal government entities, whether domestic or foreign, into the collection and disposition of the assets described in subsection (a)(2), to the extent that such research focuses on assets that came into the possession or control of private individuals, private entities, or non-Federal government entities within the United States at any time after January 30, 1933, either—