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PUBLIC LAW 744-AUG. 31, 1954
50 U S C 2004.
Heirs. 62 Stat. 1242; 66 Stat. 47. 50 USC app. 2004, 2005.
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SO u s e ^jp. 2001 note. U. S. c i t i z e n s in allied forces.
50 USC 2005.
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50 USC app. 2005. Filing date.
s o u s e app. 2012. M e r c h a n t sea> men.
SO u s e 2004.
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(2) The time limitations applicable to the filing of claims for benefits extended and made applicable to any individual by subsection (f) of such section 5 shall not begin to run until the date of enactment of this Act with respect to any individual who is entitled to such benefits solely by reason of the amendments made by this Act. This paragraph shall not be construed to affect the right of any individual to receive such benefits with respect to any period prior to the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 102. (a)(1) Subsection (d) of section 5 of the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended; subsection (c) of section 6 of such Act; and paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of such section 6, are each hereby amended by striking out "dependent" each time it occurs. (2) Subsection (d) of section 5 of the W a r Claims Act of 1948, as amended, is amended by striking out "and'- at the end of clause (2), striking out the period at the end of clause (3) and inserting in lieu thereof: "; and", and by adding at the end thereof the following new clause: "(4) Parents (in equal shares) if there is no husband, or child." (b) The amendments made by this section shall not apply with respect to benefits paid prior to the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Individuals entitled to benefits solely by reason of the amendments made by this section must file claim therefor within one year after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 103. The War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "SEC. 15. (a) 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 6 of this Act, and paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d) of such section 6. " (b) 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) 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 6 of this Act. " (d) Claims for benefits under this section must be filed within one year after the date of enactment of this section. "(e) 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 13 of this Act. "SEC. 16. (a) As used in this section, the term 'merchant seaman' means any individual who was employed as a seaman or crew member on any vessel registered under the laws of the United States, or under the laws of any government friendly to the United States during World W a r II, and who was a citizen of the United States on and after December 7, 1941, to the date of his death or the date of filing claim under this section; except any such individual who is entitled to, or who has received, benefits under section 5 of this Act as a 'civilian American citizen'.
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