Madeleine Bordallo: “There are several categories in the bill to pay for compensation. One is for living survivors of the occupation; $15,000…”

“There are several categories in the bill to pay for compensation. One is for living survivors of the occupation; $15,000 for rape or severe personal injury, such as loss of limb, dismemberment or paralysis; $12,000 for forced labor or personal injury that is less severe in nature, such as disfigurement, scaring or burns; $10,000 for forced march, internment or hiding to evade internment. Category two is for death claims, $25,000 to a spouse or children of a Guamanian who died during the occupation. Category three for descendants of deceased survivors; $7,000 to descendants of injured or interned survivors who have passed away, irrespective of the injury or the harm sustained. The total of this legislation, we are asking $126 million for claims and $5 million for grants for the Department of Interior to promote activities related to the occupation. ... It is the responsibility of the United States to make the people of Guam whole. Guamanians were U.S. nationals at the time of the occupation by Japan.”