An Act to amend the Social Security Act in order to continue for 2 years the temporary assistance program for U.S. citizens returned from abroad
PL 92-40 (H.R.8313), enacted 07/01/1971

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PUBLIC LAW 92-40-JULY 1, 1971 
[85 STAT. 
Personal or 
property loss 
claims against 
U.S., settlement. 
Ante, 94. 
Appropriation. 
81 Stat. 15; 
84 Stat. 1559. 
48 u s e 1681 
note. 
TITLE I I 
SEC. 201. For the purpose of promoting and maintaining friendly 
relations by the final settlement of meritorious postwar claims, the 
Micronesian Claims Commission is, pursuant to authority granted in 
section 104(a) of title I, authorized to consider, ascertain, adjust, 
determine, and make payments, where accepted by the claimant in 
full satisfaction and in final settlement, of all claims by Micronesian 
inhabitants against the United States or the government of the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands on account of personal injury or death 
or damage to or loss or destruction of private property, both real and 
personal, of Micronesian inhabitants of the former Japanese man-
dated islands, now the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands adminis-
tered by the United States under a trusteeship agreement with the 
United Nations, including claims for a taking or for use or retention 
of such property where no payments or inadequate payments have 
been made for such taking, use, or retention when such damage, loss, 
or destruction was caused by the United States Army, Navy, Marine 
Corps, or Coast Guard, or individual members thereof, including mili-
tary personnel and United States Government civilian employees, and 
including employees of the Trust Territory government acting wdthin 
the scope of their employment: Provided^ That only those claims shall 
be considered by the Commission which are j)resented in writing as 
provided for in section 103(d) of title I of this Act and the accident 
or incident out of which the claim arose occurred prior to July 1,1951, 
within the islands which now comprise the Trust Territory of the 
Pacific Islands and within an area under the control of the United 
States at the time of the accident or incident: Provided further^ That 
any such settlements made by such Commission and a?iy such pay-
ments made by the Secretary under the authority of title I or title I I 
shall be final and conclusive for all purposes, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law to the contrary and not subject to review. 
SEC. 202. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the amount 
of $20,000,000, in addition to the normal budgetary expenditures for 
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and in addition to the 
appropriation authorized by section 2 of the Act of June 30, 1954, 
as amended, to be expended by the Secretary for the purposes of 
making payments to the extent authorized by this title of this Act. 
SEC. 203. Any funds appropriated for the purposes of this title 
which remain after the settlement of claims under the provisions of 
this title shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States. 
Approved July 1, 1971. 
July 1, 1971 
[H. R. 8313] 
Public Law 92-40 
AN ACT 
To amend the Social Security Act in order to continue for two years the 
temporary assistance program for United States citizens returned from abroad. 
83 Stat. 45. 
42 u s e 1313. 
Be it eTiacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1113 (d) 
of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "1971" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "1973". 
Approved July 1, 1971.