H.R. 5972 · 109th Congress

To provide for the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who, as prisoners of war, performed slave labor for Japanese corporations during World War II, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to accept contributions in order to provide additional compensation to such members and employees, to encourage Japanese corporations that benefitted from the use of slave labor to make contributions for such additional compensation, and for other purposes.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2006-07-28
Latest action
2006-08-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

Subjects

Armed forces and national security
Human rights
Law
Japan
Commerce
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Labor and Employment
Prisoners of war
International Affairs
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Slavery
East Asia
History
Forced labor
World War II
Survivors' benefits
Compensation (Law)
Foreign corporations
Evidence (Law)
Gifts
Class actions (Civil procedure)
Veterans' pensions
Legal fees