Volume 73 · A10
Private Law 86–17
For the relief of certain members of the Armed Forces of the United States, or their survivors, who were captured and held as prisoners of war in the Korean hostilities.
Approved May 13, 1959
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of certain members of the Armed Forces of the United States, or their survivors, who were captured and held as prisoners of war in the Korean hostilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, notwithstanding the expiration of the period prescribed by Public Law 615, Eighty-third Congress (68 Stat. 759) for the settlement of claims authorized under subsection (e) of section 6 of the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States is authorized and directed to determine the validity and amount of each of the claims, filed by or in behalf of the following former members of the Armed Forces of the United States, or by any eligible survivor of any such individual who may be deceased, which claims are presently docketed and numbered as follows:
| Claim No. | Claimant | Amount involved |
|---|---|---|
| K–256,993 | Ackerman, Mrs. Lucille, as legal guardian for the use and benefit of Karl D. Ackerman, minor child of Jack M. Ackerman, deceased. | $252.50 |
| K–257,364 | Newman, Henry, sole surviving parent of Jack D. Newman, deceased | 172.50 |
| K–257,406 | Morrissey, Maurice C., and Vera L., surviving parents of Richard W. Morrissey, deceased (in equal shares). | 2.50 |
| K–257,627 | Reese, William T., and Edna, surviving parents of Richard T. Reese, deceased (in equal shares). | 147.50 |
| K–257,628 | Tinsley, Mrs. Mable C., surviving mother of George M. Tinsley, deceased | 2,600.00 |
| K–257,629 | Thompson, Jackie Ray | 2,495.00 |
Any award made by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States with respect to any such claim shall be certified to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment, in accordance with
applicable provisions of the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 2.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the payment of any award or awards that may be certified by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States pursuant to this Act, including amounts required by such Commission and the Secretary of the Treasury for the payment of their respective administrative expenses in connection therewith.
Approved May 13, 1959.