PAYMENT FOR LEAVE ACCRUED AND LOST BY KOREAN CONFLICT PRISONERS OF WAR.

SEC. 554. PAYMENT FOR LEAVE ACCRUED AND LOST BY KOREAN CONFLICT PRISONERS OF WAR. (a) Payment.—The Secretary of the military department concerned shall pay, from amounts available for military pay and allowances, an amount determined under subsection (b) to each individual who as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean conflict was held as a prisoner of war. The authority of the Secretary to make such payments is effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that amounts are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. (b) Payment Amount.—The amount of a payment under this section shall be the greater of— 105 STAT. 1372 (1) $300; or (2) subject to subsection (c), the amount of leave actually accrued and lost by the individual concerned during the period the individual was in a prisoner of war status. (c) Required Records.—A payment under this section may be paid in an amount determined under subsection (b)(2) only if the individual to whom the payment is to be made has adequate records documenting to the satisfaction of the Secretary concerned (1) the period the individual was in a prisoner of war status, (2) the grade in the Armed Forces held by the individual during that period, and (3) such other information as the Secretary requires to compute such actual amount. (d) Deadline for Payments.—The Secretary of the military department concerned shall make any payment required by subsection (a) not later than the end of the six-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.