(a) Section 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948 (act of July 3, 1948;
Pub. L. 896, 80th Cong., 62 Stat. 1240) makes provision for the payment
of benefits with respect to the injury, disability or death resulting
from injury of any civilian American citizen occurring while he was held
by or in hiding from the Imperial Japanese Government to the same extent
as if such civilian American citizen were an employee within the purview
of the act of December 2, 1942 (Pub. L. 784, 77th Cong., 56 Stat. 1028,
42 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.). Under section 5(f) of the said War Claims Act
of 1948, the rights of individuals to benefits payable under this
subchapter shall accrue from and after December 7, 1941, subject,
however, to all of the provisions of said act and the regulations in
this subchapter.
(b) The regulations in part 61 of subchapter F of this chapter
governing the administration of the benefits provided under titles I and
II of the said act of December 2, 1942, as amended, shall, insofar as
they are applicable and are not inconsistent with any of the provisions
of this subchapter, govern the administration of the benefits payable
under this subchapter. Provisions of such regulations relating to
benefits for detention by the enemy, reimbursement to an employer or
insurance carrier, and limitations on benefits in cases where workmen's
compensation is payable are not applicable to the benefits provided in
this subchapter nor are they within the purview of this subchapter. The
provisions of sections 101(b), 104 and 105 of such act of December 2,
1942, and the various provisions of part 61 of this chapter relating to
such provisions, accordingly, are not applicable to the payment of
benefits under this subchapter.
(c) All rights or benefits under this subchapter which are
determinable with reference to other provisions of law other than the
said War Claims Act of 1948, shall be determined with reference to such
provisions as they existed and were in force on January 3, 1948.
(d) As used in this subchapter:
(1) The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of Employees' Compensation,
U.S. Department of Labor.
(2) The term ``civilian American citizen'' means any person who,
being then a citizen of the United States, was captured by the Imperial
Japanese Government on or after December 7, 1941, at Midway, Guam, Wake
Island, the Philippine Islands, or any Territory or possession of the
United States attacked or invaded by such government or while in transit
to or from any such place, or who went into hiding at any such place in
order to avoid capture or internment by such government; except (i) a
person who at any time voluntarily gave aid to, collaborated with, or in
any manner served such government, or (ii) a person who at the time of
his capture or entrance into hiding was within the purview of the
Federal Employees' Compensation Act of September 7, 1918, as amended and
extended, or the said act of December 2, 1942, as amended, or the
Missing Persons Act of March 7, 1942 (56 Stat. 143),
as amended, or who was a regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or
inducted member of any military or naval force.
(3) The terms ``held by the Imperial Japanese Government'' or
``captured by the Imperial Japanese Government'' mean a holding of such
person as a prisoner, internee, hostage or in any other capacity.
(4) The terms ``compensation'', ``physician'' and ``medical,
surgical and hospital services and supplies'' shall be construed and
applied as defined in the Federal Employees' Compensation Act of
September 7, 1916, as amended.
(5) The term ``benefit'' is construed as synonymous with the term
``compensation''.
(6) The terms ``disability'', ``wages'', ``child'', ``grandchild'',
``brother'', ``sister'', ``parent'', ``widow'', ``widower'',
``adoption'' or ``adopted'' shall be construed and applied as defined in
the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as amended.
