HR 5972 109th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Class actions (Civil procedure) Commerce Compensation (Law) East Asia Evidence (Law) Forced labor Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign corporations Gifts History Human rights International Affairs Japan Labor and Employment Law Legal fees Prisoners of war Slavery

To provide for the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who, as prisoners of war, performed slave labor for Japanese corporations during World War II, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to accept contributions in order to provide additional compensation to such members and employees, to encourage Japanese corporations that benefitted from the use of slave labor to make contributions for such additional compensation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 28, 2006 See on congress.gov

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Aug 17, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

Aug 3, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Jul 28, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jul 28, 2006

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Defense to pay compensation as prescribed under this Act to those living members of the Armed Forces and U.S. civilian employees who were captured by Japan, who were used as slave labor during World War II, and whose application for compensation is approved.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to accept any monetary contribution (with exceptions) made by any person upon on the condition that the contribution be used to provide such compensation to a selected veteran or civilian internee. Requires amounts received as contributions to be deposited in the Department of Defense General Gift Fund.

States that, any amount paid to a selected veteran or civilian internee as compensation under this Act is in addition to any other amount paid to such veteran or civilian internee under any other provision of law as compensation for the performance of slave labor during World War II.

Expresses the sense of Congress regarding contributions by certain Japanese corporations.

What's happening now August 17, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

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