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LAWS OF 95th CONG.—1st SESS.
Oct. 15
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(b) the Aet of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. 330). as amended,is
further amended bydeleting the last sentence of section $(a) ;
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(c) by changing the period at the end of section 31(a) toa’
colon and inserting the following: “Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Legislature of Guam
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Interior
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may levy a separate tax on all taxpayers in an amount not to
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exceed 10 per centumof their annual income tax obligation to the
Gevernment of Guam.”.
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legislat:
fruam, review of
trary, the District Court of Guam is hereby granted authority and
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48 USC 1424.
Phony interests in land on Guam were acquired other than through
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Bistact Court of
claims.
Src, LUE. (2) Notwithstanding any law or court decision to the con-
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jurisdiction to review claims of persons. their heirs or legatees, from
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judicial condemnation proceedings, in which the issue of compensafian was adjudicated in a contested trial in the District Court of
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and fo award fair compensation in those cases where it is determined
therein
Guam, by the United States between July 21, 1944, and August 23, 1963,
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has fess than fair market value was paid as a result of (1) duress,
unfair mnfuence, or other unconscionable actions, or (2) unfair, unjust,
and inequitable actions of the United states.
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Land acquisitions
(b) Land acquisitions effected through judicial condemnation proeffected through ceedings in which the issue of compensation was adjudicated in a
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(2)
judicial
contested trint tn the District Court of Guam, shall remain res judicata
the Vir
proceedings
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(ec) Fair compensation for purposes of this Act is defined as such
additional amounts as ave necessary to etfect. payment of fair market
“to
the Leg
condemoation
compensauion.
Special masters
gr. judges,
egnployment.
Agtorney’sfees,
iymitation.
Wlation,
pepalty..
and shall not be subject to review hereunder.
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value at the time of acquisition, if itis deternined that. as a result of
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duress, unfair influence. or orher unconscionable actions, fair market
value was not paid. Interest may not be allowed from the time of
snbsect
cation ¢
acquisition to the date of the award on such additiona] amounts as
may be awarded pursuant to this section.
(1) The District Court of Guam mayemploy and utilize the services
of such special masters or judges as are necessary to carry out the
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geo Awards made hereunder shall be judgments against tle United
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intent and purposes hereof.
availals
afes.
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(f) Attornev’s fees paid by claimants to counsel representing them
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to the.contrary shall be unlawful and void. Whoever, in the United
States or elsewhere, demands or receives any remuneration in excess
of the maximum permitted by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanorand. upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than
of suci.
fiscal ¥
this re]
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may not exceed 5 per centum of anyadditional award. Any agreement
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$5,000 or imprisoned not morethan twelve months. or both. A reason-
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able atrorney’s fee may be awarded in appropriate cases.
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(x) All agencies and departments of the Uinmd States Government
shall, upon request, deliver to the court any documents, records, and
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Government of
Guam.
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writings whichare pertinent to anyclaim under review.
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Sec. 205. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
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retury of the Interior such sums as may be necesearyTor grants to the
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Government of Guam to mect the health care needs of Guam. but not
Sre.
to exceed $25,000,000: Provided, That no grant may be male by the
Secretary of the Interior pursuant to this section without the prior
approval of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.
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Sze. 301. (a) The Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands (68
;
TITLE 1
Stat. 504) as amended (48 U.S.C. 1599) is further amended as follows:
Delete from the first sentence of section 17(a) everything after the
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