Pils 95-134
BRAWS OF $5th CONG.—Ist SESS.
Oct. 15
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(b) the Act of June 40, 195% (68 Stat. 330). as amended, is
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further amended by deleting dhe last sentence of section 4(2) ;
(c) by changing the perind at the end of section 31(a) to a
Separate tax.
colon and inserting the following: “Procidled, That notwith-
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standing anyother provision of law, the Lemslature of Guam
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pray levy a separate tax on all taxpayers In an amount not to
exceed 210 per centum of their annual income tax obligation to the
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Government of Guam.”
See. 2ud. (a) Notwithstanding any law or court decision to the con-
trary, the District Court of Guam js hereby granted authority and
jurisdiction to review claims of persons, therr heirs or legatees, from
whom interests in land on Guam were acquired other than through
judicial condemnation proceedings, in which the issue of compensajou was adjudicated in a contested trial in the District Court of
yay, by the United States between July 21.1904 and August 25, 1963,
and {a award fair compensation in those cases where it is determined
that less than fair market valic was paid as a result of (1) duress,
unfair influcnce, or other uneonscionable actions, or (2) unfair, unjust,
and inequitable actions of the United States,
(b) Land acquisitions effected through judicial condemnation prood acquisitions
Weded through ecodings in which the issue of compensation was adjudicated in a
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contested trinlin the District Court ot Guam, shall remain res judicata
¢enderonation
proceedings.
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(a) Awards made hereunder shall be judgments against the United
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(f) Attorney's fees paid by claimants to counsel representineg them
maynot exceed 35 per centum of anyadditional award. Any agreement
to.the.contrary shall be untawful and void. Whoever, in the United
States or elsewhere, dernands or receives any remuncration in excess
of.the maximum pennitted by this section shall be guilty of a mis-
ppealiy,.
demennor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than
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‘ “able attormey's fee may be awarded in appropriate cases.
(fg) Allagencies and departments of the United States Government
shall, upon request, deliver to the court any documents, records, and
Grants to
Government of
writines which are pertinent to anyclaim under review.
Sec. 205. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior sueh sums as may be necessary Tor grants to the
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may be awarded pursuant to this sertion,
(ad) The District Court of Guain may employandutilize the services
of such special inasters or judges as are necessary to carry out the
intent and purposes hereof.
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Speciel masters.
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Governnient of Guam to ineet the health care neers of Guam, but not
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to exceed $25,900,000; Prorided, That no grant may be made by the
Sceretary of the Interior pursuant to this section without the prior
approval of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.
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acquisition to the date of the award on such additional amounts as
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and shall not be subject to review heremider.
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(ce) Fair compensation for purposes of this Act is defined as such
additional amounts as are necessary to etiert payment of fair market
walue at the time of acquisition. 1f it is determined that. as a result of
duress, pufair influence. or other unconscionable actions, fair market
value was not paid. Tnterest may not be allowed from the time of
Corccmment.
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Sec. 301. (a) The Revised Organic Act of the Vircin Islands (68
Stat. 504) as amended (48 U.S.C. 1599) ts further amended as fallows:
Delete fromthe first sentence of section 17(2) everything after the
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