Composition; expenditure
section 4336 of this titleThere is hereby created on the books of the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the War Claims Fund. The War Claims Fund shall consist of all sums covered into the Treasury pursuant to the provisions of . The moneys in such fund shall be available for expenditure only as provided in this chapter or as may be provided hereafter by the Congress.
Estimation and certification to Treasury of total amount necessary under section 4104(f)
section 4104(f) of this titleBefore , the Secretary of Labor shall estimate and report to the President the total amount which will be required to pay all benefits payable by reason of . If the President approves the amount so estimated as reasonably accurate, the total amount so estimated and approved shall be certified to the Secretary of the Treasury; if the President does not so approve he shall determine such amount, and the amount so determined shall be certified to the Secretary of the Treasury. Such certification shall be made on or before . The Secretary of the Treasury shall then transfer from the War Claims Fund to the general fund of the Treasury a sum equal to the total amount certified to him under this subsection.
Estimation and certification to Treasury of total amount necessary under section 4103(c)
section 4103(c) of this titleBefore , the Secretary of Labor shall estimate and report to the President the total amount which will be required to pay all additional benefits payable as a result of the enactment of . If the President approves the amount so estimated as reasonably accurate, the total amount so estimated and approved shall be certified to the Secretary of the Treasury; if the President does not so approve, he shall determine such amount, and the amount so determined shall be certified to the Secretary of the Treasury. Such certification shall be made on or before . The Secretary of the Treasury shall then transfer from the War Claims Fund to the general fund of the Treasury a sum equal to the total amount certified to him under this subsection.
Certification to Treasury of total canceled obligations under section 4103(b)(1)
section 4103(b)(1) of this titleOn or before , the Secretary of State is authorized and directed to certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the total amount of all obligations canceled pursuant to the provisions of . The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the war claims fund to the general fund of the Treasury an amount equal to the total amount so certified.
Authorization of appropriations for Commission’s work
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the war claims fund, such sums as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its functions under this subchapter.
July 3, 1948, ch. 82662 Stat. 124764 Stat. 1271Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 116268 Stat. 1036Pub. L. 87–846, title I, § 10276 Stat. 1107(, title I, § 13, ; 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 19, § 1, eff. , 15 F.R. 3178, ; , title I, § 104, ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
act July 3, 1948, ch. 82662 Stat. 1240section 4101 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , known as the War Claims Act of 1948, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
Section 4103(c) of this titlesection 4(c) of this titleact July 3, 1948, ch. 826section 1702 of Title 42section 4103(c) of this title, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “”, meaning section 4(c) of title I of , which amended , The Public Health and Welfare, and was classified to and omitted from the Code.
act July 3, 1948, ch. 82662 Stat. 1240This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (e), was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of , , which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 2012 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
Pub. L. 87–846section 4104(f) of this titlesection 4103(c) of this titlesection 4103(b)(1) of this title1962—Subsecs. (b) to (e). made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text of subsec. (b) as reference to , in subsec. (c) as reference to , in subsec. (d) as reference to , and in subsec. (e) as reference to this subchapter.
section 4104(f) of this title1954—Subsec. (b). Act , § 104(a), provided that President may approve or disapprove of Secretary of Labor’s estimate, and if he disapproves he shall estimate total amount of claims under , and provided that all transfers which are to be made from the War Claims Fund to the Treasury general fund shall be made before .
section 4103(c) of this titleSubsec. (c). Act , § 104(a), provided that President may approve or disapprove Secretary of Labor’s estimate, and if he disapproves he shall estimate total amount of claims under , and provided that all transfers which are to be made from War Claims Fund to Treasury general fund shall be made before .
Subsec. (d). Act , § 104(b), inserted “on or before ” before “Secretary of State”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
For provisions transferring Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States to Department of Justice, as a separate agency, see section 1622a et seq. of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
64 Stat. 1271Pub. L. 89–55480 Stat. 662section 8145 of Title 5“Secretary of Labor” substituted for “Federal Security Administrator” in subsecs. (b) and (c) pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 19 of 1950, § 1, eff. , 15 F.R. 3178, , which transferred functions of Federal Security Administrator and Federal Security Agency under this section to Secretary of Labor with power to delegate and was set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, prior to repeal by , §8(a), , . See , Government Organization and Employees.
68 Stat. 1279section 4101 of this titleWar Claims Commission, including offices of its members, abolished and functions transferred to Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1954, §§ 2, 4, eff. , 19 F.R. 3985, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, also, and notes thereunder.