A bill to require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who performed slave labor for Japanese industries during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.

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• H.R. 5972To 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.

  2006-08-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.

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1. 2006-08-03

   Introduced in Senate

2. 2006-08-03

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8827)

3. 2006-08-03

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.