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PUBLIC LAW 744-AUG. 31, 1954
Public Law 744
CHAPTER 1162 AN ACT
To extend benefits under the War Claims Act of 1948 to certain classes of persons, and for other purposes.
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August 31, 1954
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may Am^nd^i^e^ifts'^of be cited as the "War Claims Act Amendments of 1954". ^^^^' TITLE I SEC. 101. (a) Clause (2) of subsection (a) of section 5 of the W a r Claims Act of 1948, as amended (50 App. IJ. S. C, sec. 2004), is hereby amended by striking out " (A) a person within the purview of the Act entitled 'An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes', approved September 7, 1916, as amended, and as extended; or (B) a person within the purview of the Act entitled 'An Act to provide benefits for the injury, disability, death, or enemy detention of employees of contractors with the United States, and for other purposes', approved December 2, 1942, as amended; or (C) a person within the purview of the Missing Persons Act of March 7, 1942 (56 Stat. 143), as amended; or (D) ". (b) Paragraph (3) of subsection (f) of such section is hereby amended to read as follows: "(3) The following provisions of such Act of December 2j 1942, as amended, shall not apply in the case of such civilian American citizens: The last sentence of section 101(a), section 101(b), section 101 (d), section 104, and section 105." (c) Such subsection (f) is hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(10) No benefits provided by this subsection for injury, disability, or death shall accrue to any person who, without regard to this subsection, is entitled to or has received benefits for the same injury, disability, or death under such Act of December 2, 1942, as amended. "(11) No benefits provided by this subsection shall accrue to any person to whom benefits have been paid, or are payable, under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, or any extension thereof, by reason of disability or death of an employee of the United States suffered after capture, detention, or other restraint by an enemy of the United States, when such disability or death is deemed, in the administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, to have resulted from injury occurring while in the performance of duty, under subsection (b) of section 5 of the Act entitled 'An Act to amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", as amended', approved July 28, 1945, as amended." (d) The second proviso of subsection (b) of section 5 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Act entitled 'An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes', as amended", approved July 28, 1945, is hereby amended by inserting immediately after "gratuity from the United States" the following: "(other than detention benefits under section 5 of the W a r Claims Act of 1948)". (e)(1) Individuals entitled to benefits under subsections (b), (c), or (d) of section 5 of the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, solely by reason of the amendments made by this Act, must file claim therefor within one year after the date of enactment of this Act.
Detention b e n e fits. 62 Stat. 1242.
39 Stat. 742. 5 USC 751 note. 56 Stat. 1028. 42 USC 1 7 0 11717, 1651. 50USe««)p. 1001 note.
42 USC 1 7 0 1, 1704, 1705.
39 Stat, 742. 5 XJSC 751 note.
59 Stat. 505. 5 tJSe 801.
50 USC 2004. Filing date.
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