An Act to amend sections 6 and 7 of the War Claims Act of 1948
PL 82-303 (S.1415), enacted 04/09/1952

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rights acquired by the United States for the Oahe Dam and Eeser-
voir, Missouri River development, and for other related purposes", 
approved September 30, 1950 (64 Stat. 1093), is amended by strik-
ing out "eighteen months" and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty-
eight months". 
Approved April 8, 1952. 
Public Law 303 
AN ACT 
To amend sections 6 and 7 of the War Claims Act of 1948, 
CHAPTER 167 
April 9, 1952 
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Claims. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemoled^ That subsection (a) of^\948?*l^mlifd-
of section 6 of the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 1240), '"I'^^'u'sc 
is hereby amended by inserting after the words "As used in" the 2005. 
following: "subsection (b) of"; and such section 6 is further amended 
by adding a new subsection (d) as follows: 
"(d) (1) As used in this subsection the term 'prisoner of war' means 
any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of 
the military or naval forces of the United States, who was held a 
prisoner of war for any period of time subsequent to December 7, 
1941, by any government of any nation Avith which the United States 
has been at war subsequent to such date. 
"(2) The Commission is authorized to receive, adjudicate according 
to law, and to provide for the payment of any claim filed by any 
])risoner of war for compensation— 
"(A) for the violations by the enemy government by which he 
was held as a prisoner of war, or its agents, of such government's 
obligations under title III, section III, of the Geneva Convention 
of July 27, 1929, relating to labor of prisoners of war; or 
"(B) for inhumane treatment by the enemy government by 
which he was held, or its agents. The term 'inhumane treatment' 
as used herein shall include, but not be limited to, violation by such 
enemy government, or its agents, of one or more of the provisions 
of articles 2, 3, 7, 10, 12, 13, 21, 22, 54, 56, or 57, of the Geneva 
Convention of July 27,1929. 
"(3) Compensation shall be allowed to any prisoner of war under 
this subsection at the rate of $1.50 per day for each day he was held as 
a prisoner of war on which he alleges and proves in a manner acceptable 
to the Commission— 
"(A) the violation by such enemy government or its agents of 
the provisions of title III, section III, of the Geneva Convention 
of July 27,1929; or 
"(B) any inhumane treatment as defined herein. 
Any claim allowed under the provisions of this subsection shall be 
certified to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment out of the War 
Claims Fund established by section 13 of this Act. In no event shall 
the compensation allowed to any prisoner of war under this subsection 
exceed the sum of $1.50 with respect to any one day. 
"(4) Claims pursuant to subsection (d) (2) shall be paid to the 
person entitled thereto, or to his legal or natural guardian if he has 
one, and shall, in case of death of the persons who are entitled be pay-
able only to or for the benefit of the following persons: 
"(A) widow or dependent husband if there is no child or chil-
dren of the deceased; 
"(B) w^idow or dependent husband and child or children of 
the deceased, one-half to the widow or dependent husband and 
Rate of compen-
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Philippines. 
Religious organ-
izations. 
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Determination of 
claims. 
I n v e s t i g a tion 
and study. 
Filing of claims; 
adjudication. 
Payments. 
the other half to the child or children of the deceased in equal 
shares; 
"(C) child or children of the deceased (in equal shares) if there 
is no widow or dependent husband; and 
"(D) parents (in equal shares) if there is no widow, dependent 
husband, or child." 
SEO. 2. Section 7 of the "War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, is 
amended by inserting " ( a ) " after the section number, and by adding 
at the end thereof the following new subsections: 
"(b) That any such religious organization or its personnel func-
tioning in the Philippines and affiliated with a religious organization 
in the United States, which furnished relief in the Philippines to 
members of the Armed Forces of the United States or to civilian 
American citizens in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) 
shall be compensated from the War Claims Fund, as hereinafter pro-
vided, for thjB 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. 
"(c) That any such affiliated organization furnishing relief which 
possessed any interest in, and whose personnel of American citizens 
substantially composed the administrative staff of, any hospital whose 
prewar facilities and capacity have not been restored shall be com-
pensated in an amount sufficient to enable such organization to replace 
the hospital's facilities and capacity equal to that which existed at 
the time of the outbreak of the war, irrespective of what disposition 
was made subsequently of the land, buildings, and contents. 
"(d) That claims filed pursuant to subsection (b) shall be deter-
mined and paid upon the basis of postwar cost of replacement which 
shall be ascertained by the War Claims Commission. In making such 
determinations the Commission shall utilize but not be limited to the 
factual information and evidence contained in the records of the 
Philippine War Damage Commission; the technical advice of experts 
in the field; the substantiating evidence submitted by the claimants; 
and any other technical and legal means by which fair and equitable 
postwar replacement costs shall be determined. 
"(e) The Commission is hereby authorized and directed to proceed 
at once with the necessary investigation, study, and establishment of 
procedures in order to determine the replacement costs of the claims to 
be filed under subsections (b) and (c), using as a basis for beginning 
such investigation and study the evidence contained in the claims of 
those religious organizations or their personnel which have already 
filed and are eligible to be paid under the terms of subsection (a) of this 
section. 
"(f) All claims under subsections (b) and (c) must be filed on or 
before October 1, 1952; and not later than March 31, 1953, the Com-
mission shall adjudicate according to law and provide for the payment 
of any claim filed pursuant to this section. 
In any case in which any 
money is payable as a result of subsections (b) and (c) to a religious 
organization or its personnel functioning in the Philippines, such 
money shall be paid upon request of such organization to its affiliate in 
the United States: Provided^ That all money thus paid to such affiliated 
religious organization in the United States shall be used by such 
affiliate for the purpose of restoring the educational, medical, and wel-
fare facilities described in subsections (b) and (c) and located in the 
Philippines. 
"(g) The Commission shall expedite the payments under this sec-
tion without reducing payment of claims of American civilian inter-
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nees and prisoners of war filed before March 31, 1958, pursuant to the 
provisions of sections 5 and 6 of this Act.'' 
SEC. 8. Claims for compensation under subsection (d) of section 6 
of the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, must be filed with the War 
Claims Commission within one year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 4. Nothing in this Act, or in the amendments made by this Act 
to the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, shall operate to extend 
the life of the War Claims Commission for any period of time. 
Approved April 9, 1952. 
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Public Law 304 
CHAPTER 168 
AN ACT 
To amend the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, with respect to payments 
for the benefit of persons under legal disability. 
April 9, 1952 
[S. 1669] 
Be if enacted hy the Senate and Hov.^e of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That subsection (e) 
of section 5 of the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended (50 U. S. C. 
2004 (e)), is amended to read as follows: 
"(e) Any claim allowed by the Commission under this section shall 
be certified to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment out of the 
war claims funds established by section 18 of this Act, and shall be 
payable by the Secretary of the Treasury to the person entitled thereto; 
except that where the person entitled to payment is under any legal 
disability, any part of the amount payable may, in the discretion of 
the Commission, be paid, for the use of the claimant, to the natural or 
legal guardian, committee, conservator, or curator of the claimant, 
or, if there is no such guardian, committee, conservator, or curator, then 
the Commission may, in its discretion, make payment to any other 
person, including the spouse of such claimant, whom the Commission 
may determine is vested with the care of the claimant or his estate 
for the use and benefit of such claimant or estate; and if such person 
is a minor, any part of the amount payable may, in the discretion of 
the Commission, be paid to such minor." 
SEC. 2. Subsection (c) of section 6 of the War Claims Act of 1948, 
as amended (50 U. S. C. 2005 (c)), is amended by striking out "or to 
his legal or natural guardian if he has one,"; and such section 6 is 
further amended by inserting after subsection (c) thereof the follow-
ing new subsection: 
"(d) Where any person entitled to payment under this section is 
under any legal disaoility, payment may be made in accordance with 
the provisions of subsection (e) of section 5." 
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eiaimants under 
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Public Law 305 
CHAPTER 169 
AN ACT 
To further amend section 5136 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, with respect 
to underwriting and dealing in securities issued by the Central Bank for 
Cooperatives. 
April 9, 1952 
[S. 2085] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a.ssembled^ That the last sentence 
of paragraph seventh of section 5136 of the Kevised Statutes, as 
amended (12 V. S. C. 24), is hereby amended by inserting "or the 
eentral Bank for 
Cooperatives. 
Investment se-
curities.