An Act to amend section 7 of the War Claims Act of 1948, with respect to claims of certain religious organizations functioning in the Philippine Islands
PL 84-997 (H.R.6586), enacted 08/06/1956

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whole or in part) of maintaining and operating such project sti'uctures 
and appurtenances (including real property), and second to State or 
local governmental agencies, to acquire property not transferred to 
other Federal agencies. Providing that the provisions of this Act, 
relating to the Palestine Dam (lock and dam numbered 4) on the 
Little Kanawha River in West Virginia, be inoperative until such time 
as the Federal Government has reimbursed the State of West Virginia 
through its Conservation Commission, the sum of $20,000 to cover the 
cost of damage to the State-owned fish hatchery near Palestine, which 
was damaged by the failure of the Government to keep the dam in 
proper repair. 
Approved August 6, 1956. 
Palestine Dain. 
Public Law 997 
CHAPTER 985 
AN ACT 
To amend section 7 of the War Claims Act of 1948, with respect to claims of 
certain religious organizations functioning in the Philippine Islands. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 7 of 
the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 App. U. S. C, sec. 2006) is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(h) (1) Any religious organization functioning in the Philippines 
and of the same denomination as a religious organization functioning 
in the United States which furnished relief (as described, and during 
the period designated, in subsection (a) of this section) in the Philip-
pines to members of the Armed Forces of the United States or to 
civilian American citizens shall be compensated from the War Claims 
Fund (A) for expenditures incurred, or for payment of the fair value 
of supplies used by such organization, for the purpose of furnishing 
such relief and (B) for loss and damage sustained as a consequence 
of the war to its schools, colleges, universities, scientific observatories, 
hospitals, dispensaries, orphanages, and other property or facilities 
connected with its educational, medical, or welfare work. 
No pay-
ments shall be made to any organization under this subsection if such 
organization has received an award under subsection (a) or (b) of 
this section, and no payments shall be made to any organization pur-
suant to clause (B) of this paragraph unless such organization has 
received an award for war damages from the Philippine War Damage 
Commission under the provisions of the Philippine Rehabilitation 
Act of 1946, as amended. 
"(2) The Commission is authorized to receive, determine accord-
ing to law, and provide for the payment of claims filed under this sub-
section. 
Each claim allowed by the Commission under this subsection 
shall be certified to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment out of 
the War Claims Fund. 
All payments under this subsection shall be 
made to an organization or individual in the United States designated 
by the claimant, and, in the case of claims under clause (B) of para-
graph (1) of this subsection such payments shall be used for the pur-
pose of restoring the educational, medical, and welfare facilities de-
scribed in such clause. 
"(3) Claims for benefits under this subsection must be filed within 
six months after the date of enactment of this subsection. 
The Com-
mission shall complete its determination with respect to each claim 
filed under this subsection at the earliest practicable date, but in no 
event later than one year after the date on which such claim was filed. 
August 6,1956 
[H. R. 6586] 
War Claims Act 
of 19 4 8, amend-
ments. 
62 Stat. 1245. 
R e l i g i o u s 
or-
ganizations In the 
Philippines. 
Cortq>ensation.. 
60 Stat. 128. 
5 0 u s e 
app. 
1751 note. 
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"(4) Claims filed pursuant to clause (B) of paragraph (1) of this 
subsection shall be determined and paid upon the basis of postwar 
cost of replacement for the twelve-month period ending October 1, 
1952, as ascertained by the Commission." 
Approved August 6, 1956. 
August 6, 1956 
[H. R. 11197] 
Jackson County, 
Fla. 
R e t e n t i o n 
of 
lands. 
16 u s e 663. 
Public Law 998 
CHAPTER 986 
AN ACT 
To provide for the retention in public ownership of certain lands around the Jim 
Woodruflf Reservoir, Florida and Georgia, being administered by the Florida 
Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the following-
described lands of the United States in Jackson County, Florida, adja-
cent to the Jim Woodruff Reservoir, under the administration and 
management of the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 
pursuant to the general plan entered into in accordance with section 
3 of the Act of August 14, 1946 (60 Stat. 1080), shall be retained by 
the United States for fish and wildlife and recreational purposes. 
JACKSON COUNTY 
Township 5 north, range 7 west: 
Section 31: East half less west half of northwest quarter of north-
east quarter and west half of southeast quarter of northwest quarter 
of northeast quarter; north half of southeast quarter of northwest 
quarter, plus 5 acres in northeast quarter of northeast quarter of north-
west quarter; southeast quarter of southwest quarter. 
Section 32: All. 
Section 30: East half less north half of northwest quarter of north-
east quarter and west half of southwest quarter of northwest quarter 
of northeast quarter. 
Section 29: All. 
Section 19: East half and northeast quarter of southeast quarter; 
northeast quarter of southwest quarter; southeast quarter of northwest 
quarter. 
Section 20: Southwest quarter of southwest quarter. 
Township 5 north, range 8 west: 
Section 36: South half of southeast quarter. 
Township 4 north, range 8 west: 
Section 1: East quarter; northeast comer, northwest quarter of 
northeast quarter, 4 acres. 
Section 12: Northeast quarter of northeast quarter, less cemetery. 
Township 4 north, range 7 west: 
Section 5: All. 
Section 6: All. 
Section 7: Northeast quarter; east half and northwest quarter of 
northwest quarter; northeast quarter of southeast quarter; north half 
of northwest quarter of southeast quarter; north half of northeast 
quarter of southwest quarter. 
Section 8: All. 
Section 17: Northwest quarter of northwest quarter; northwest 
quarter of southwest quarter of northwest quarter. 
Approved August 6, 1956.