PAYMENT OF BACK QUARTERS AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES TO WORLD WAR II VETERANS WHO SERVED AS GUERRILLA FIGHTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES.

SEC. 654. PAYMENT OF BACK QUARTERS AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES TO WORLD WAR II VETERANS WHO SERVED AS GUERRILLA FIGHTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES. (a) In General.—The Secretary of the military department concerned shall pay, upon request, to an individual described in subsection (b) the amount determined with respect to that individual under subsection (c). (b) Covered Individuals.—A payment under subsection (a) shall be made to any individual who as a member of the Armed Forces during World War II— (1) was captured within the territory of the Philippines by Japanese forces; (2) escaped from captivity; and (3) served as a guerrilla fighter in the Philippines during the period from January 1942 through February 1945. (c) Amount To Be Paid.—The amount of a payment under subsection (a) shall be the amount of quarters and subsistence allowance which accrued to an individual described in subsection (b) during the period specified in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) and which was not paid to that individual. For the purposes of this subsection, the Secretary of War shall be deemed to have determined that conditions in the Philippines during the specified period justified payment under applicable regulations of quarters 111 STAT. 1805and subsistence allowances at the maximum special rate for duty where emergency conditions existed. The Secretary shall apply interest compounded at the three-month Treasury bill rate. (d) Payment to Survivors.—In the case of any individual described in subsection (b) who is deceased, payment under this section with respect to that individual shall be made to that individual’s nearest surviving relative, as determined by the Secretary concerned.