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Extends the provisions and coverage of the War Hazards Compensation Act with respect to the injury, disability, or death resulting from injury to a civilian American citizen occurring during World War II, to the same extent as if such civilian American citizen were an employee within the purview of the Act.

Specifies the benefits to which such civilians are entitled.

States that if a civilian American citizen or his dependent has received from the United States any payments on account of the same injury or death, or from his employer any support or compensation for such injury or death, the benefits extended under this Act shall be diminished by the amount of such payments.

Provides that this Act shall have retroactive effect to December 7, 1941, and the right to benefits shall be held to have begun to accrue as of that date. (Adds 50 App. U.S.C. 2004(j))

There is one summary for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

Extends the provisions and coverage of the War Hazards Compensation Act with respect to the injury, disability, or death resulting from injury to a civilian American citizen occurring during World War II, to the same extent as if such civilian American citizen were an employee within the purview of the Act.

Specifies the benefits to which such civilians are entitled.

States that if a civilian American citizen or his dependent has received from the United States any payments on account of the same injury or death, or from his employer any support or compensation for such injury or death, the benefits extended under this Act shall be diminished by the amount of such payments.

Provides that this Act shall have retroactive effect to December 7, 1941, and the right to benefits shall be held to have begun to accrue as of that date. (Adds 50 App. U.S.C. 2004(j))

There is one summary for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

Extends the provisions and coverage of the War Hazards Compensation Act with respect to the injury, disability, or death resulting from injury to a civilian American citizen occurring during World War II, to the same extent as if such civilian American citizen were an employee within the purview of the Act.

Specifies the benefits to which such civilians are entitled.

States that if a civilian American citizen or his dependent has received from the United States any payments on account of the same injury or death, or from his employer any support or compensation for such injury or death, the benefits extended under this Act shall be diminished by the amount of such payments.

Provides that this Act shall have retroactive effect to December 7, 1941, and the right to benefits shall be held to have begun to accrue as of that date. (Adds 50 App. U.S.C. 2004(j))

There is one summary for this bill. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

Extends the provisions and coverage of the War Hazards Compensation Act with respect to the injury, disability, or death resulting from injury to a civilian American citizen occurring during World War II, to the same extent as if such civilian American citizen were an employee within the purview of the Act.

Specifies the benefits to which such civilians are entitled.

States that if a civilian American citizen or his dependent has received from the United States any payments on account of the same injury or death, or from his employer any support or compensation for such injury or death, the benefits extended under this Act shall be diminished by the amount of such payments.

Provides that this Act shall have retroactive effect to December 7, 1941, and the right to benefits shall be held to have begun to accrue as of that date. (Adds 50 App. U.S.C. 2004(j))