To require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.

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HR 6497

Introduced

Jul 15, 2008

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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for ...

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Armed Forces and National Security Compensation (Law) East Asia Families Federal employees Forced labor Government contractors Government Operations and Politics History International Affairs Japan Labor and Employment Law Prisoners of war Survivors' benefits Veterans' benefits World War II

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Directs the Secretary of Defense to pay (subject to the availability of appropriated funds) a specified amount of compensation to those members of the Armed Forces and U.S. civilian employees, or to the surviving spouses of such members and employees, who were captured by Japan and who were used as slave labor during World War II.

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Jul 15, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 15, 2008

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