Volume 84 · 2109
Private Law 91–106
For the relief of James Harry Martin.
Approved June 15, 1970
Statutory text
AN ACT
For the relief of James Harry Martin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That notwithstanding any provision of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act,
43 Stat. 121.
approved May 19, 1924, as amended, limiting the period within which claims may be filed thereunder, the Secretary of Defense is authorized and directed—
to receive and consider any application of James Harry Martin, of Phoenix, Arizona, filed within six months after the date of enactment of this Act, for benefits under the adjusted compensation program, the said James Harry Martin having served honorably in the United States Army during World War I while he was under age, but not having been eligible to file for benefits under the original World War Adjusted Compensation Act because he had concealed his minor age when he had enlisted for military service; and
to certify to the Secretary of the Treasury his determination as to the amount of any such benefits to which the said James Harry Martin would have been entitled on the basis of such application if it had been filed within the time and in the manner provided in the World War Adjusted Compensation Act.
Sec. 2.
Upon receipt by the Secretary of the Treasury of the certification described in the first section of this Act, the Secretary shall pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the said James Harry Martin, the amount of any benefits so certified by the Secretary of Defense. No part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with the claim referred to in the first section of this Act, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
Approved June 15, 1970.