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ID-77-62 1 (1978-03-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaawth0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESURE 05136 - [1306856101 Compensating Hicronesian World War II Claims: Controversial Awards of Claims and Difficulties Distributing Payments. ID-77-62; B-186184. darch 7, 1978. 21 pp. + 4 appendices (14 pp.). Report to Sen. Henry M. Jackson, Chairman, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; by Elmer B. Staatse Comptroller General. Contact: International Div. Budget Function: General Government: Other General Government t806). Organizatle.n Concerned: Departent of the Irterior; Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the Cnited States; Sicronesian Claxims Commission. Conqressional Relevance: House Committee oa Interior and Insular Affairs; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Rescuzces. Sen. Henry M. Jackson. luthority: Ralpho v. Bell, 75-2088 (D.C. Cir. 1977). Ricronesian claims Act of 1971. P.L. 95-134i. The peorte of icronesia were awarded $67 million for loss'e incurred during World War II. The United States was responsible for half the var-related awards of $34 millio, and for all postwar damages valued at o#er $32 million. Originallyr the United States contributed $25 million te pay these awards. In October 1977, the Congress authorized an additional $24 nillio.i to pay the U.S. share in full. Findings/Conclusions: Althouqh the Kicronesian Claims Commission a-tempted to adjudicate submitted claims in accordance with international and Trust Territory law, its awaris have bean criticized as both too lenient and too conservative. Czlticifin bas centered around the Commission's decision to deny internist on ear-related title I awards while allowing it on postwar title TI awards. The Commission was criticized ia the courts for ignoring available guidelines to measure death awards; had such guidelines been used, awards would probab..y have been lower. The Ccommission was not to decide how awards were to be split among the hsirs of deceased claimants. However, it may not have considered all leqitiaate claims due to late filing by some claimants. Payments were made ia accordance with the Ricronesian Clains Act of 1971, but controls were not sufficient to assure that payments were actually received by designated payees. Recommendations: The Secietary of the Interior should: strengthen procedures of notification and delivery of checks to designate4 payees; make data on checks issued available to payees so they cam determine for themselves if they have received payment; and verify, on a test basis, that payments were received by correct recipients and provide followup as necessary. (FES)

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