Definitions

For purposes of this Chapter: CH. 1 OFFICE OF I MAGA’HÅGA/MAGA’LÅHI [THE GOVERNOR]

(a)“Compensable Guam decedent” means an individual determined by the Adjudication Committee pursuant to § 13.304 of this Article to have been a resident of Guam who died as a result of the attack and occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces during World War II, or incident to the liberation of Guam by United States military forces, and whose death would have been compensable under the Guam Meritorious Claims Act of 1945 (U.S. Public Law 79-224) or U.S. Public Law 114-328 if a timely claim had been filed under the terms of the Guam Meritorious Claims Act of 1945 (U.S. Public Law 79-224) or U.S. Public Law 114-328.

(b)“Compensable Guam victim” means an individual who is not deceased as of the date of the enactment of the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, U.S. Public Law 114-328, and who is determined by the Adjudication Committee pursuant to § 13.304 to have suffered, as a result of the attack and occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces during World War II, or incident to the liberation of Guam by United States military forces, any of the following:

(1)rape or severe personal injury, such as loss of a limb, dismemberment, or paralysis.

(2)forced labor or a personal injury not under item

(1)of this Subsection, such as disfigurement, scarring, or burns.

(3)forced march, internment, or hiding to evade internment.

(c)“Personal injury” means a discernible injury, such as disfigurement, scarring, or burns, that is more serious than a superficial injury.

(d)“Severe personal injury” means loss of a limb, dismemberment, paralysis, or any injury of a similar type that is comparable in severity.