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Union Calendar No. 78 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1595 
[Report No. 110–129] 
To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review 
Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 20, 2007 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. HOYER, Mr. RAHALL, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, 
Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 
HONDA, and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
MAY 7, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. YOUNG 
of Alaska, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. LO-
RETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Ms. BERKLEY, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. WU, Mrs. 
DAVIS of California, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 
SKELTON, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. 
KAPTUR, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BARTLETT 
of Maryland, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. FARR, Mr. FILNER, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. 
WOOLSEY, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KIND, Mrs. 
TAUSCHER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 
Mr. GINGREY, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. SCOTT of Geor-
gia, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. HIRONO, 
Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. WATSON, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. MATSUI, 
and Ms. LEE 
MAY 7, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 20, 2007] 
A BILL 
To implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims 
Review Commission. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 
Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Recognition of the suffering and loyalty of the residents of Guam. 
Sec. 3. Payments for Guam World War II claims. 
Sec. 4. Adjudication. 
Sec. 5. Grants program to memorialize the occupation of Guam during world 
war II. 
Sec. 6. Authorization of Appropriations. 
SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF THE SUFFERING AND LOYALTY OF 
THE RESIDENTS OF GUAM. 
(a) RECOGNITION OF THE SUFFERING OF THE RESI-
DENTS OF GUAM.—The United States recognizes that, as 
described by the Guam War Claims Review Commission, 
the residents of Guam, on account of their United States 
nationality, suffered unspeakable harm as a result of the 
occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces 
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during World War II, by being subjected to death, rape, 
severe personal injury, personal injury, forced labor, forced 
march, or internment. 
(b) RECOGNITION OF THE LOYALTY OF THE RESI-
DENTS OF GUAM.—The United States forever will be grate-
ful to the residents of Guam for their steadfast loyalty to 
the United States of America, as demonstrated by the count-
less acts of courage they performed despite the threat of 
death or great bodily harm they faced at the hands of the 
Imperial Japanese military forces that occupied Guam dur-
ing World War II. 
SEC. 3. PAYMENTS FOR GUAM WORLD WAR II CLAIMS. 
(a) PAYMENTS
FOR
DEATH, PERSONAL
INJURY, 
FORCED LABOR, FORCED MARCH, AND INTERNMENT.— 
Subject to section 6(a), after receipt of certification pursu-
ant to section 4(b)(8) and in accordance with the provisions 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make pay-
ments as follows: 
(1) RESIDENTS INJURED.—The Secretary shall 
pay compensable Guam victims who are not deceased 
before any payments are made to individuals de-
scribed in paragraphs (2) and (3) as follows: 
(A) If the victim has suffered an injury de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2)(A), $15,000. 
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(B) If the victim is not described in sub-
paragraph (A) but has suffered an injury de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2)(B), $12,000. 
(C) If the victim is not described in sub-
paragraph (A) or (B) but has suffered an injury 
described in subsection (c)(2)(C), $10,000. 
(2) SURVIVORS
OF
RESIDENTS
WHO
DIED
IN 
WAR.—In the case of a compensable Guam decedent, 
the Secretary shall pay $25,000 for distribution to el-
igible survivors of the decedent as specified in sub-
section (b). The Secretary shall make payments under 
this paragraph after payments are made under para-
graph (1) and before payments are made under para-
graph (3). 
(3) SURVIVORS
OF
DECEASED
INJURED
RESI-
DENTS.—In the case of a compensable Guam victim 
who is deceased, the Secretary shall pay $7,000 for 
distribution to eligible survivors of the victim as spec-
ified in subsection (b). The Secretary shall make pay-
ments under this paragraph after payments are made 
under paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF SURVIVOR PAYMENTS.—Pay-
ments under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) to eligi-
ble survivors of an individual who is a compensable Guam 
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decedent or a compensable Guam victim who is deceased 
shall be made as follows: 
(1) If there is living a spouse of the individual, 
but no child of the individual, all of the payment 
shall be made to such spouse. 
(2) If there is living a spouse of the individual 
and one or more children of the individual, one-half 
of the payment shall be made to the spouse and the 
other half to the child (or to the children in equal 
shares). 
(3) If there is no living spouse of the individual, 
but there are one or more children of the individual 
alive, all of the payment shall be made to such child 
(or to such children in equal shares). 
(4) If there is no living spouse or child of the in-
dividual but there is a living parent (or parents) of 
the individual, all of the payment shall be made to 
the parents (or to the parents in equal shares). 
(5) If there is no such living spouse, child, or 
parent, no payment shall be made. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act: 
(1) COMPENSABLE GUAM DECEDENT.—The term 
‘‘compensable Guam decedent’’ means an individual 
determined under section 4(a)(1) to have been a resi-
dent of Guam who died or was killed as a result of 
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the attack and occupation of Guam by Imperial Jap-
anese military forces during World War II, or inci-
dent to the liberation of Guam by United States mili-
tary forces, and whose death would have been compen-
sable 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. 
(2) COMPENSABLE
GUAM
VICTIM.—The term 
‘‘compensable Guam victim’’ means an individual de-
termined under section 4(a)(1) to have suffered, as a 
result of the attack and occupation of Guam by Impe-
rial Japanese military forces during World War II, 
or incident to the liberation of Guam by United 
States military forces, any of the following: 
(A) Rape or severe personal injury (such as 
loss of a limb, dismemberment, or paralysis). 
(B) Forced labor or a personal injury not 
under subparagraph (A) (such as disfigurement, 
scarring, or burns). 
(C) Forced march, internment, or hiding to 
evade internment. 
(3) DEFINITIONS OF SEVERE PERSONAL INJU-
RIES AND PERSONAL INJURIES.—The Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission shall promulgate regulations 
to specify injuries that constitute a severe personal 
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injury or a personal injury for purposes of subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), respectively, of paragraph (2). 
SEC. 4. ADJUDICATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY OF FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT 
COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foreign Claims Settle-
ment Commission is authorized to adjudicate claims 
and determine eligibility for payments under section 
3. 
(2) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The chairman 
of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission shall 
prescribe such rules and regulations as may be nec-
essary to enable it to carry out its functions under 
this Act. Such rules and regulations shall be published 
in the Federal Register. 
(b) CLAIMS SUBMITTED FOR PAYMENTS.— 
(1) SUBMITTAL OF CLAIM.—For purposes of sub-
section (a)(1) and subject to paragraph (2), the For-
eign Claims Settlement Commission may not deter-
mine an individual is eligible for a payment under 
section 3 unless the individual submits to the Com-
mission a claim in such manner and form and con-
taining such information as the Commission specifies. 
(2) FILING PERIOD FOR CLAIMS AND NOTICE.— 
All claims for a payment under section 3 shall be 
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filed within one year after the Foreign Claims Settle-
ment Commission publishes public notice of the filing 
period in the Federal Register. The Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission shall provide for the notice re-
quired under the previous sentence not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. In 
addition, the Commission shall cause to be publicized 
the public notice of the deadline for filing claims in 
newspaper, radio, and television media on Guam. 
(3) ADJUDICATORY DECISIONS.—The decision of 
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission on each 
claim shall be by majority vote, shall be in writing, 
and shall state the reasons for the approval or denial 
of the claim. If approved, the decision shall also state 
the amount of the payment awarded and the distribu-
tion, if any, to be made of the payment. 
(4) DEDUCTIONS
IN
PAYMENT.—The Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission shall deduct, from po-
tential payments, amounts previously paid under the 
Guam Meritorious Claims Act of 1945 (Public Law 
79–224). 
(5) INTEREST.—No interest shall be paid on 
payments awarded by the Foreign Claims Settlement 
Commission. 
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(6) REMUNERATION
PROHIBITED.—No remu-
neration on account of representational services ren-
dered on behalf of any claimant in connection with 
any claim filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement 
Commission under this Act shall exceed one percent of 
the total amount paid pursuant to any payment cer-
tified under the provisions of this Act on account of 
such claim. Any agreement to the contrary shall be 
unlawful and void. Whoever demands or receives, on 
account of services so rendered, any remuneration in 
excess of the maximum permitted by this section shall 
be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not 
more than 12 months, or both. 
(7) APPEALS AND FINALITY.—Objections and ap-
peals of decisions of the Foreign Claims Settlement 
Commission shall be to the Commission, and upon re-
hearing, the decision in each claim shall be final, and 
not subject to further review by any court or agency. 
(8) CERTIFICATIONS FOR PAYMENT.—After a de-
cision approving a claim becomes final, the chairman 
of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission shall 
certify it to the Secretary of the Treasury for author-
ization of a payment under section 3. 
(9) TREATMENT OF AFFIDAVITS.—For purposes 
of section 3 and subject to paragraph (2), the Foreign 
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Claims Settlement Commission shall treat a claim 
that is accompanied by an affidavit of an individual 
that attests to all of the material facts required for es-
tablishing eligibility of such individual for payment 
under such section as establishing a prima facie case 
of the individual’s eligibility for such payment with-
out the need for further documentation, except as the 
Commission may otherwise require. Such material 
facts shall include, with respect to a claim under 
paragraph (2) or (3) of section 3(a), a detailed de-
scription of the injury or other circumstance sup-
porting the claim involved, including the level of pay-
ment sought. 
(10) RELEASE
OF
RELATED
CLAIMS.—Accept-
ance of payment under section 3 by an individual for 
a claim related to a compensable Guam decedent or 
a compensable Guam victim shall be in full satisfac-
tion of all claims related to such decedent or victim, 
respectively, arising under the Guam Meritorious 
Claims Act of 1945 (Public Law 79–224), the imple-
menting regulations issued by the United States Navy 
pursuant thereto, or this Act. 
(11) PENALTY FOR FALSE CLAIMS.—The provi-
sions of section 1001 of title 18 of the United States 
Code (relating to criminal penalties for false state-
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ments) apply to claims submitted under this sub-
section. 
SEC. 5. GRANTS PROGRAM TO MEMORIALIZE THE OCCUPA-
TION OF GUAM DURING WORLD WAR II. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to section 6(b) and in 
accordance with this section, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall establish a grants program under which the Secretary 
shall award grants for research, educational, and media ac-
tivities that memorialize the events surrounding the occupa-
tion of Guam during World War II, honor the loyalty of 
the people of Guam during such occupation, or both, for 
purposes of appropriately illuminating and interpreting 
the causes and circumstances of such occupation and other 
similar occupations during a war. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior may 
not award to a person a grant under subsection (a) unless 
such person submits an application to the Secretary for 
such grant, in such time, manner, and form and containing 
such information as the Secretary specifies. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) GUAM WORLD WAR II CLAIMS PAYMENTS AND AD-
JUDICATION.—For purposes of carrying out sections 3 and 
4, there are authorized to be appropriated $126,000,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2012, 
to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. Not more 
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than 5 percent of funds made available under this sub-
section shall be used for administrative costs. 
(b) GUAM WORLD WAR II GRANTS PROGRAM.—For 
purposes of carrying out section 5, there are authorized to 
be appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2012. 
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Union Calendar No. 78 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1595 
[Report No. 110–129] 
A BILL 
To implement the recommendations of the Guam 
War Claims Review Commission. 
MAY 7, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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