An Act to amend the Japanese-American Evacuation Claims Act of 1948, as amended, to expedite the final determination of the claims, and for other purposes
PL 84-673 (H.R.7763), enacted 07/09/1956

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oranges designated by the trade as 'packing house elimination'), the 
skins of which have been colored at any time prior to March 1, 1959, 
with the coal-tar color certified prior to the enactment of this proviso 
as F. D. & C. Red 32, or certified after such enactment as External 
D. & C. Red 14 in accordance with section 21, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, part 9: And provided further, That the preceding proviso shall 
have no further effect if prior to March 1, 1959, another coal-tar color 
suitable for coloring oranges is listed under section 406". 
Approved July 9, 1956. 
21 CFR Part 9. 
21 u s e 346. 
Public Law 673 
CHAPTER 531 
AN ACT 
To amend the Japanese-American Eh'acuation Claims Act of 1948, as amended, 
to exi)edite the final determination of the claims, and for other purposes. 
July 9, 19S6 
[H. R. 7763] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United /States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of 
July 2, 1948 (62 Stat. 1231), as amended, is further amended as 
follows: 
That section 1 of the Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: 
"SECTION 1. (a) The Attorney General shall have jurisdiction to 
compromise and settle and make an award in an amount not to exceed 
$100,000 as hereinafter provided on any claim by a person of Japanese 
ancestry against the United States arising on or after December 7, 
1941, when such claim is not compensated for by insurance or other-
wise, for damage to or loss of real or personal property (including 
without limitation as to amount damage to or loss of personal prop-
erty bailed to or in the custody of the Government or any agent 
thereof), that is (except as is otherwise provided by subsections 1 (b) 
(2) and (1) (b) (3)) a reasonable and natural consequence of the 
evacuation or exclusion of such person by the appropriate military 
commander from a military area in Arizona, Caliiornia, Oregon, or 
Washington; or from the Territory of Alaska, or the Territory of 
Hawaii, under authority of Executive Order Numbered 9066, dated 
February 19, 1942 (3 C. F. R. Cum. Supp. 1092), section 67 of the 
Act of April 30, 1900 (48 U. S. C. 532), or Executive Order Num-
bered 9489, dated October 18, 1944 (3 C. F. R. 1944 Supp. 45). 
"(b) As used herein— 
"(1) 'Evacuation' shall include voluntary departure from a mili-
tary area prior to but in anticipation of an order of exclusion there-
from. 
"(2) 'Claims by a person of Japanese ancestry' shall include claims 
that were filed by any profit or nonprofit organization, corporate or 
otherwise, the majority of whose stock was owned by, or the majority 
of whose stockholders or members were, on December 7, 1941, and 
on the date of the filing of the claim, persons of Japanese ancestry 
actually residing within the continental limits of the United States or 
its Territories: Provided, however, That the losses sustained by the 
particular organization were the result (1) of the evacuation and ex-
clusion of its stockholders or members, or (2) of the evacuation and 
exclusion of persons of Japanese ancestry upon whom the organization 
depended for its business or support. Such claims shall not be barred 
by awards or disallowances heretofore made." 
"(3) 'Claim by a person of Japanese ancestry' shall also include 
claims which have been timely filed for such damage or loss as hereto-
fore defined incurred by persons of Japanese ancestry detained, in-
terned, or paroled, and subsequently released, pursuant to Revised 
Japanese evacu^ 
ation claims. 
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a p p . 
31 Stat. 153. 
3 C F R, 
19 4 4 
Supp., p. 94. 
"Evacuation". 
"Claimsby apeitw 
s o n o f Japanese 
ancestry". 
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50 use 21-24. 
Statutes, sections 4067-70, as amended (relating to alien enemies). 
Such claims shall also include losses due to the exclusion of the fam-
ilies and relatives of such persons during their detention or intern-
ment. Any such person shall be deemed to have been excluded from 
such-military areas and territories as of the date he would have been 
evacuated had he not been detained or interned. The claim of or on 
behalf of such person shall not be barred by any award or disallow-
ance heretofore made." 
1982. ^ ^ ^ ^^^' 
That section 2 (a) of the Act, as amended, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 2. (a) The Attorney General shall receive claims for a period 
of eighteen months from the date of the original enactment of this Act. 
All claims not presented within that time shall be forever barred: 
Provided, however, That any claim received by the Attorney General 
bearing a postmark prior to midnight, January 3, 1950, shall be con-
sidered to be timely filed within the said eighteen months. 
Any claim, 
timely filed, may be amended at any time prior to its final determina-
tion in order to include then compensable items of claim which, by the 
provisions of this Act as thev existed when the claim was filed, the 
Attorney General was not authorized to determine or consider." 
That section 2 (b) (2) of the Act, as amended, is amended to read as 
follows: 
''(2) Except as provided in section 1 (b) (3), for damage or loss 
arising out of action taken by any Federal agency pursuant to sections 
4067, 4068, 4069, and 4070 (relating to alien enemies) of the Revised 
Statutes, as amended (50 U. S. C. 21-24), or pursuant to the Trading 
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^^^^^ *^® Enemy Act, as amended (50 U. S. C , App., and Supp., 1-31, 
616)." 
1984 " ^ ^ ^^^' 
That section 4 (a) of the Act, as amended, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(a) The Attorney General is authorized to compromise and settle 
and make an award in an amount not to exceed $100,000 on any claim 
timely filed under this Act, as amended, on the basis of affidavits, avail-
able Government records, and other information satisfactory to him." 
That section 4 (b) of the Act, as amended, is amended to read as 
follows: 
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"(^) '^^^ Court of Claims shall have jurisdiction to determine any 
claim timely filed under this Act. A petition for the determination 
of a claim by the Court of Claims shall be filed with the clerk of the 
said court and a copy of the petition shall be served upon the Attorney 
General by registered mail. Such a petition may be filed at any time 
after enactment of this subsection except that it must be filed witliin 
ninety days after the date of a notice by the Attorney General served 
on the claimant by registered mail that no further consideration will 
be given to the compromise of the claim. Upon the timely filing and 
serving of such petition, the Court of Claims- shall have jurisdiction 
to hear and determine said claim in the same manner and under the 
same rules as any other cause properly before it and applying rules of 
equity and justice. Upon being served with a copy of such petition, 
the Attorney General shall forthwith certify and transmit to the clerk 
of the Court of Claims the original statement of the claim and any 
requested amendments thereto for filing with the said clerk as a pre-
liminary record in the case. Such petition shall, to the fullest practi-
cable extent, be treated for docketing, hearing, and determination as^ 
if the petition had been filed with the Court of Claims on the date the 
original claim was received by the Attorney General: Provided, hoir-
ever, That no such petition shall have precedence by reason hereof 
over petitions involving interest-bearing obligations of the United 
States." 
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That section 4 (c) of the Act, as amended, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(c) On the first day of each regular session of Congress the Attor-
ney General shall transmit to Congress a full and complete statement 
of all compromise settlements effected by the Attorney General under 
this Act, as amended, during the previous year, stating the name and 
address of each claimant, the amount claimed, and the amount awarded. 
All awards shall be paid in like manner as are final judgments of the 
Court of Claims." 
That section 4 (d) of the Act, as amended, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(d) Except as herein provided, the payment of an award shall be 
final and conclusive for all purposes, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law to the contrary, and shall be a full discharge of the 
United States and all of its officers, agents, servants, and employees 
with respect to all claims arising out of the same subject matter." 
That section 7 of the Act is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 7. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the pur-
poses of this Act such sums as Congress may from time to time deter-
mine to be necessary." 
That subsection 3 (a) of the Act is amended by striking out "to be 
heard and". 
That subsection 3 (b) of the Act is amended by striking out "hear-
ing or". 
That subsection 3 (c) of the Act is amended by striking out "written" 
and "hearings and". 
Approved July 9, 1956. 
Report to Con-
gress. 
5 0 u s e 
app. 
1987. 
Appropriations. 
50 U S C 
1983. 
app. 
Public Law 674 
CHAPTER 532 
AN ACT 
To amend the Canal Zone Code by the addition of provisions relative to the 
registration of architects and professional engineers, and the regulation of 
their practice. 
July 9, I9S6 
[H. R. 7811] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That title 2 of the ame1^dJifnt"° ^°'**' 
Canal Zone Code is amended by adding thereto a new chapter 25 
embracing sections 501-505, and reading as follows: 
"CHAPTER 2.J—REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS AND PROFESSIONAL 
ENGINEERS 
"Sec. 
"501. Practice of architecture and engineering declared to be subject to regu-
lation. 
"502. Regulations authorized. 
"503. Punishment for violations. 
"504. Injunction to restrain violation. 
"505. Investigations; attendance of witnesses; production of books and papers; 
subpena procedure; witness fees. 
"§ 501. Practice of architecture and engineering declared to be sub-
ject to regulation 
"In order to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote 
the public welfare, the practice of architecture and engineering in the 
Canal Zone are hereby declared to be subject to regulation in the public 
interest. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and 
concern that the professions of architecture and engineering merit and 
receive the confidence of the public and that only qualified persons be 
permitted to engage in the practice of architecture and engineering.