50 U.S.C. § 4218 — Definitions
submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 100-383 to r/title-50-WAR-AND-NATIONAL-DEFENSE · 383 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines the evacuation, relocation, and internment period, eligible individuals, permanent resident aliens, the Fund, the Board, and the Commission. The section states these rules.
For this subchapter:
(1) “Evacuation, relocation, and internment period” means December 7, 1941, through June 30, 1946.
(2) “Eligible individual” means a living person of Japanese ancestry, or the spouse or parent of such a person, who on August 10, 1988, was a United States citizen or permanent resident alien and, during that period, (A) was confined, held, relocated, or otherwise deprived of liberty or property because of Executive Order 9066, the March 21, 1942 Act concerning military-area restrictions, or another listed United States order, proclamation, law, military directive, or action concerning evacuation, relocation, or internment solely because of Japanese ancestry; or (B) was recorded by the United States Government as being in a prohibited military zone. The term excludes a person who between December 7, 1941, and September 2, 1945, relocated to a country while the United States was at war with that country.
(3) “Permanent resident alien” means an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
(4) “Fund” means the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund established in section 4214.
(5) “Board” means the Fund Board of Directors established in section 4216.
(6) “Commission” means the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians established by the cited Act.
For the purposes of this subchapter—
the term “evacuation, relocation, and internment period” means that period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on June 30, 1946;
the term “eligible individual” means any individual of Japanese ancestry, or the spouse or a parent of an individual of Japanese ancestry, who is living on August 10, 1988, and who, during the evacuation, relocation, and internment period—
was a United States citizen or a permanent resident alien; and
was confined, held in custody, relocated, or otherwise deprived of liberty or property as a result of—
Executive Order Numbered 9066, dated February 19, 1942;
the Act entitled “An Act to provide a penalty for violation of restrictions or orders with respect to persons entering, remaining in, leaving, or committing any act in military areas or zones”, approved March 21, 1942 (56 Stat. 173); or
any other Executive order, Presidential proclamation, law of the United States, directive of the Armed Forces of the United States, or other action taken by or on behalf of the United States or its agents, representatives, officers, or employees, respecting the evacuation, relocation, or internment of individuals solely on the basis of Japanese ancestry; or
was enrolled on the records of the United States Government during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on June 30, 1946, as being in a prohibited military zone;
except that the term “eligible individual” does not include any individual who, during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on September 2, 1945, relocated to a country while the United States was at war with that country;
the term “permanent resident alien” means an alien lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence;
the term “Fund” means the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund established in section 4214 of this title;
the term “Board” means the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund Board of Directors established in section 4216 of this title; and
the term “Commission” means the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, established by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Act (Public Law 96–317; 50 U.S.C. App. 1981 note).1
Source credit: (Pub. L. 100–383, title I, § 108, Aug. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 910; Pub. L. 102–371, § 3, Sept. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 1167.)
- 1988Enacted · Pub. L. 100-383 · 102 Stat. 910
- 1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-371 · 106 Stat. 1167
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 100-383 on 1988-08-10.
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