50 USC 4213 – Consideration of Commission findings by departments and agencies
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(a) Review of applications by eligible individuals
Each department and agency of the United States Government shall review with liberality, giving full consideration to the findings of the Commission and the statement of the Congress set forth in section 4202(a) of this title, any application by an eligible individual for the restitution of any position, status, or entitlement lost in whole or in part because of any discriminatory act of the United States Government against such individual which was based upon the individual’s Japanese ancestry and which occurred during the evacuation, relocation, and internment period.
(b) No new authority created
Terms Used In 50 USC 4213
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
Subsection (a) does not create any authority to grant restitution described in that subsection, or establish any eligibility to apply for such restitution.