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Title 50 — War and National Defense

Chapter 52 — Restitution for World War Ii Internment of Japanese-Americans and Aleuts

§ 4220. Entitlements to eligible individuals

Statutory text

(a)

In general

Subject to sections 4214(e) and 4215(g) of this title and except as provided in subsection (b), beginning on , the payments to be made to any eligible individual under the provisions of this subchapter shall be an entitlement.

(b)

Payments from discretionary appropriations

(1)

Payments

Any such payment made to an individual who is not of Japanese ancestry and who is an eligible individual on the basis of the amendment made by section 3 of the Civil Liberties Act Amendments of 1992 shall not be an entitlement and shall be made from discretionary appropriations.

(2)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1993 and each subsequent fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for the payments from discretionary appropriations described in paragraph (1).

(c)

Definitions

As used in this section—

(1)

the term “discretionary appropriations” has the meaning given that term in section 900(c)(7) of title 2; and

(2)

the term “entitlement” means “spending authority” as defined in section 651(c)(2)(C) 1 of title 2.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 100–383 title I § 110 · 102 Stat. 903

    Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 4220

    Pub. L. 100–383, title I, § 110, as added Pub. L. 101–162, title II, § 209(a), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1005

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 100–383, title I, § 110, as added Pub. L. 101–162, title II, § 209(a), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1005

  2. Civil Liberties Act Amendments of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–371 § 7 · 106 Stat. 1167

    1. Amended · 50 U.S.C. § 4220

      Pub. L. 102–371 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Inserted · 50 U.S.C. § 4220

      Pub. L. 102–371 inserted heading

    3. Inserted · 50 U.S.C. § 4220

      Pub. L. 102–371 inserted “and except as provided in subsection (b)” after “4215(g) of this title”

    4. Struck · 50 U.S.C. § 4220

      Pub. L. 102–371 struck out “As used in this section, the term ‘entitlement’ means ‘spending authority’ as defined in section 651(c)(2)(C) of title 2.” after “shall be an entitlement.”

    5. Added · 50 U.S.C. § 4220

      Pub. L. 102–371 added subsecs. (b) and (c)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–371 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, inserted “and except as provided in subsection (b)” after “4215(g) of this title”, struck out “As used in this section, the term ‘entitlement’ means ‘spending authority’ as defined in section 651(c)(2)(C) of title 2.” after “shall be an entitlement.”, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 7. COMPLIANCE WITH BUDGET ACT. Section 110 of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (50 App. 1989b–9) 50 USC app. 1989b–9. is amended— (1) by inserting “(a) In General.—”before “Subject to”; (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated by paragraph (1))— (A) in the first sentence, by inserting “and except as provided in subsection (b)” after “105(g) of this title”; and (B) by striking the second sentence; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: “(b) Payments From Discretionary Appropriations.— “(1) Payments.— Any such payment made to an individual who is not of Japanese ancestry and who is an eligible individual on the basis of the amendment made by section 3 of the Civil Liberties Act Amendments of 1992 shall not be an entitlement and shall be made from discretionary appropriations. “(2) Authorization of appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1993 and each subsequent fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for the payments from discretionary appropriations described in paragraph (1). “(c) Definitions.— As used in this section— (1) the term ‘discretionary appropriations’ has the meaning given that term in section 250(c)(7) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)(7)); and “(2) the term ‘entitlement’ means ‘spending authority’ as defined in section 401(c)(2)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 651(c)(2)(C)).”.

5 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 3 of the Civil Liberties Act Amendments of 1992, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is section 3 of Pub. L. 102–371, which amended paragraph (2) of section 4218 of this title.

Section 651(c)(2)(C) of title 2, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), was repealed by Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10116(a)(3), , 111 Stat. 691.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 1989b–9 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

1992—Pub. L. 102–371 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, inserted “and except as provided in subsection (b)” after “4215(g) of this title”, struck out “As used in this section, the term ‘entitlement’ means ‘spending authority’ as defined in section 651(c)(2)(C) of title 2.” after “shall be an entitlement.”, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

Credits

1989–1992 · 2 acts
  1. 1989Pub. L. 100–383, title I, § 110, as added Pub. L. 101–162, title II, § 209(a), , 103 Stat. 1005
  2. 1992amended Pub. L. 102–371, § 7, , 106 Stat. 1168.
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(Pub. L. 100–383, title I, § 110, as added Pub. L. 101–162, title II, § 209(a), , 103 Stat. 1005; amended Pub. L. 102–371, § 7, , 106 Stat. 1168.)

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