‘‘(C) Forced labor, forced march, or in-
ternment.
‘‘(5) GUAMANIAN.—The term ‘Guamanian’
means any person who—
‘‘(A) resided in the territory of Guam dur-
ing any portion of the period beginning on De-
cember 8, 1941, and ending on August 10,
1944, and
‘‘(B) was a United States citizen or na-
tional during such portion.
‘‘(6) PROOF.—The term ‘proof’ relative to com-
pensable injury means any one of the following, if
determined by the Commission to be valid:
‘‘(A) An affidavit by a witness to such
compensable injury;
‘‘(B) A statement, attesting to compen-
sable injury, which is—
‘‘(i) offered as oral history collected
for academic, historic preservation, or jour-
nalistic purposes;
‘‘(ii) made before a committee of the
Guam legislature;
‘‘(iii) made in support of a claim filed
with the Guam War Reparations Commis-
sion;
‘‘(iv) filed with a private Guam war
claims advocate; or
‘‘(v) made in a claim pursuant to the
first section of the Act of November 15,
1945 (Chapter 483; 59 Stat. 582).
‘‘(7) TRUST
FUND.—The term ‘Trust Fund’
means the Guam Trust Fund established by sub-
section (e).
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR CLAIMS
AND GENERAL
DUTIES OF COMMISSION.—
‘‘(1) REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR CLAIMS.—
Each claim for an award or benefit under this sec-
tion shall be made under oath and shall include—
‘‘(A) the name and age of the claimant;
‘‘(B) the village in which the individual
who suffered the compensable injury which is
the basis for the claim resided at the time the
compensable injury occurred;
‘‘(C) the approximate date or dates on
which the compensable injury occurred;
‘‘(D) a brief description of the compen-
sable injury which is the basis for the claim;
‘‘(E) the circumstances leading up to the
compensable injury; and
‘‘(F) in the case of a claim for a benefit,
proof of the relationship of the claimant to the
relevant decedent.
‘‘(2) GENERAL DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION TO
PROCESS CLAIMS.—With respect to each claim filed
under this section, the Commission shall determine
whether the claimant is eligible for an award or ben-
efit under this section and, if so, shall certify the
claim for payment in accordance with subsection (d).
‘‘(3) TIME LIMITATION.—With respect to each
claim submitted under this section, the Commission
shall act expeditiously, but in no event later than 1
year after the receipt of the claim by the Commis-
sion, to fulfill the requirements of paragraph (2) re-
garding the claim.
‘‘(4) DIRECT RECEIPT OF PROOF FROM PUBLIC
CLAIMS FILES PERMITTED.—The Commission may
receive proof of a compensable injury directly from
the Governor of Guam, or the Federal custodian of
an original claim filed with respect to the injury pur-
suant to the first section of the Act of November 15,
1945 (Chapter 483; 59 Stat. 582), if such proof is
contained in the respective public records of the
Governor or the custodian.
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
AWARDS.—A claimant
shall be eligible for an award under this section if
the claimant meets each of the following criteria:
‘‘(A) The claimant is—
‘‘(i) a living Guamanian who person-
ally received the compensable injury that is
the basis for the claim, or
‘‘(ii) the heir or next of kin of a dece-
dent Guamanian, in the case of a claim
with respect to which the compensable in-
jury is death.
‘‘(B) The claimant meets the requirements
of paragraph (3).
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.—A claimant
shall be eligible for a benefit under this section if the
claimant meets each of the following criteria:
‘‘(A) The claimant is the heir or next of
kin of a decedent Guamanian who personally
received the compensable injury that is the
basis for the claim, and the claim is made with
respect to a compensable injury other than
death.
‘‘(B) The claimant meets the requirements
of paragraph (3).
‘‘(3) GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ELIGI-
BILITY.—A claimant meets the requirements of this
paragraph if the claimant meets each of the follow-
ing criteria:
‘‘(A) The claimant files a claim with the
Commission regarding a compensable injury
and containing all of the information required
by subsection (b)(1).
‘‘(B) The claimant furnishes proof of the
compensable injury.
‘‘(C) By such procedures as the Commis-
sion may prescribe, the claimant files a claim
under this section not later than 1 year after
the date of the appointment of the ninth mem-
ber of the Commission.
‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS
AND BENEFITS—
‘‘(A) AWARDS.—
‘‘(i) No claimant may receive more
than 1 award under this section and not
more than 1 award may be paid under this
section with respect to each decedent de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A)(ii).