Public Law 87–587

That, notwithstanding

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Damage claims, investigation. Lake Ontario, Canada.

any other provision of law, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States (hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”) is authorized and directed to accept claims of citizens of the United States for damages caused during 1951 and 1952 by the construction and maintenance of Gut Dam in the Saint Lawrence River by the Canadian Government, and the Commission is further authorized and directed with respect to each such claim to determine the validity thereof and the amount of damages caused by Gut Dam.

Sec. 2.

Within sixty days after the enactment of this Act the Commission shall give public notice by publication in the Federal Register of the time when, and the limit of time within which, claims

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may be filed, which limit shall not be more than twelve months after such publication.

Sec. 3.

The (Commission shall, as soon as practicable after all claims

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are determined by it, submit to the President a report and a list of claims determined to be valid, and the amount of each such claim and a list of claims determined to be invalid, for such action by the President as he may deem appropriate.

Sec. 4.

Sec. 5.

If the Government of Canada enters into an agreement with the Government of the United States providing for arbitration or adjudication of the claims filed under this Act, the Commission shall discontinue its investigation and determination of the claims and transfer or otherwise make available to the Secretary of State all records and documents relating to the claims or, on the request of the Secretary of State, return to claimants documents filed in support of their claims.