Guam War Restitution Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 3, 1999)
Defines "compensable injury" as: (1) death; (2) personal injury; or (3) forced labor, forced march, or internment.
Establishes the Guam Trust Fund and the Guam Trust Fund Commission. Authorizes the Commission to make disbursements from the Fund to: (1) make awards available to Guamanians who personally received the compensable injury, or to their heirs or next of kin in claims for death; (2) make benefits (including scholarships, medical expenses, or first-time home ownership grants) available to Guamanians who are heirs or next of kin of the decedent Guamanian who received the compensable injury that is the basis for a claim if the claim is for a compensable injury other than death; (3) sponsor research and public educational activities to commemorate the events surrounding the wartime experiences and losses of the Guamanian people; and (4) pay the Commission's administrative expenses.
Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the President to submit to the Congress a list of recommended spending cuts or other measures that would provide, over the next five years, enough savings to carry out this Act.
What just happenedMar 24, 1999
Referred to Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts.
Who’s behind it
- Mar 24, 1999Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts.
Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee - Mar 3, 1999IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 3, 1999IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2216-2217)
- Mar 3, 1999IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate