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PUBLIC LAW 92-39-JULY 1, 1971

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the Commission may affirm, modify, or revise its former action with respect to such claim, inchiding a denial or reduction in the amount theretofore allowed with respect to such claim. When all claims have been adjudicated, the Commission shall certify them to the Secretary for payment. The claims covered by title I of this Act shall be paid from the Micronesian Claims Fund except that, as to claims based on death, up to $1,000 shall be paid immediately upon adjudication, and the claims covered by title II of this Act shall be paid by the Secretary from the funds appropriated for such purpose. (b) No later than six months after its organization, and annually Reports to thereafter, the Commission shall make a report, through the Chairman Congress. of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, to the Congress of the United States concerning its operations under this Act. The Commission shall, upon winding up its work, certify to the Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, the Secretary, and to the Congress of the United States the following: (1) A list of all claims allowed, in whole or in part, together with the amount of each claim and, the amount awarded thereon. (2) A list of all claims disallowed. (3) A copy of the decision rendered in each case. (c) I n the event that funds remain in the Micronesian Claims Fund Transfer of after all allowable and adjudicated claims are paid, such remaining funds. funds shall be transferred from the Micronesian Claims Fund to the Treasury of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands for appropriation by the Congress of Micronesia for the welfare of the people of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. In the event that the allowable and adjudicated claims covered by title I of the Act exceed a total of $10,000,000, the Secretary shall make pro rata payments. (d) No payment shall be made on an award of the Commission unless the claimant shall first execute a full release to the United States and J a p a n in respect to any alleged liability of the United States or Japan, or both, arising before the date of the securing of the various islands of Micronesia by the United States Armed Forces. SEC. 105. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may Appropriation. be necessary for the operation and administrative expenses of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, to the extent needed to cover activity connected with this Act, and of the Commission in order to carry out the purposes of this Act. Filing services, SEC. 106. The agreement for the payment of the Micronesian claims remuneration covered by title I of this Act having been reached by negotiators of irmiTat7 the Governments of the United States and Japan, and since personnel to be appointed by the Secretary or the Commission will be available to assist the people of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands insofar as may be necessary in filing all claims covered by either title I or title II of this Act, no remuneration on account of services rendered on behalf of any claimant, or any association of claimants, in connection with any claim or claims covered by either title I or title II shall exceed, in total, 1 per centum of the amount paid on such claim or claims, pursuant to the provisions of this Act. Fees already paid for such services shall be deducted from the amount authorized by this Act. Any agreement to the contrary shall be unlawful and void. Whoever, in the United States or elsewhere, demands or receives, on account of services so rendered, any remuneration in excess of the maximum permitted by this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than twelve months, or both.

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