Payments for Certified Guam World War II Claims

(a)Payments for Death, Personal Injury, Forced Labor, Forced March, and Internment. After the Director of the Department of Administration (Director) receives the certification from the Chairperson of the Adjudication Committee as required under § 13.304(f), the Director shall make payments, subject to the availability of funds, to compensable Guam victims and survivors of compensable Guam decedents as follows:

(1)Compensable Guam victims and survivors of deceased compensable Guam victims. The Director shall make payments to compensable Guam victims and survivors of deceased compensable Guam victims as follows:

(A)In the case of a victim who has suffered an injury described in § 13.301(b)(1), Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000).

(B)In the case of a victim who is not described in Subsection (a)(1)(A) of this Section, but who has suffered an injury described in § 13.301(b)(2), Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000).

(C)In the case of a victim, who is not described in Subsection (a)(1)(A) or Subsection (a)(1)(B) of this Section, but who has suffered an injury described in § 13.301(b)(3), Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).

(2)Survivors of Compensable Guam Decedents. In the case of a compensable Guam decedent, the Director shall pay Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) for distribution to survivors of the decedent in accordance with Subsection

(b)of this Section.

(b)Distribution of Survivor Payments. A payment made under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this Section to the survivors of a compensable Guam decedent or survivors of deceased compensable Guam victims shall be distributed as follows: CH. 1 OFFICE OF I MAGA’HÅGA/MAGA’LÅHI [THE GOVERNOR]

(1)In the case of a compensable Guam decedent or a deceased compensable Guam victim whose spouse is living as of the date of the enactment of the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, U.S. Public Law 114-328, but who had no living children as of such date, the payment shall be made to such spouse.

(2)In the case of a compensable Guam decedent or a deceased compensable Guam victim whose spouse is living as of the date of the enactment of the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, U.S. Public Law 114-328, and who had one

(1)or more living children as of such date, fifty percent (50%) of the payment shall be made to the spouse and fifty percent (50%) shall be made to such children, to be divided among such children to the greatest extent possible into equal shares.

(3)In the case of a compensable Guam decedent or a deceased compensable Guam victim whose spouse is not living as of the date of the enactment of the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, U.S. Public Law 114-328, and who had one

(1)or more living children as of such date, the payment shall be made to such children, to be divided among such children to the greatest extent possible into equal shares.

(4)In the case of a compensable Guam decedent or a deceased compensable Guam victim whose spouse is not living as of the date of the enactment of the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, U.S. Public Law 114-328, and who had no living children as of such date, but who:

(A)had a parent who is living as of such date, the payment shall be made to the parent; or

(B)had two

(2)parents who are living as of such date, the payment shall be divided equally between the parents.

(5)In the case of a compensable Guam decedent or a deceased compensable Guam victim whose spouse is not living as of the date of the enactment of the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, U.S. Public Law 114-328, who had no living children as of such date, and who had no parents who are living as of such date, no payment shall be made.