[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 791 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 791

                   For the relief of Otto Orenstein.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 19, 1993

  Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                   For the relief of Otto Orenstein.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) Otto Orenstein was born in Austria in July of 1921, but 
        was not recognized as an Austrian citizen as a result of his 
        Jewish heritage;
            (2) Mr. Orenstein arrived in the United States in 1940 and 
        proceeded to Hawaii;
            (3) Mr. Orenstein filed his declaration to become an 
        American citizen in 1940;
            (4) Mr. Orenstein was arrested as an alien enemy on 
        December 8, 1941;
            (5) the Board of Officers and Civilians found no evidence 
        discrediting Otto Orenstein's loyalty to the United States or 
        connecting him with subversive activities;
            (6) the Military Intelligence Bureau did not concur with 
        the findings of the Board of Officers and Civilians and ordered 
        that Otto Orenstein be interned;
            (7) Mr. Orenstein was confined to the Sand Island Detention 
        Camp until April 4, 1942, whereupon he was released on parole;
            (8) Mr. Orenstein was released from parole on November 24, 
        1943; and
            (9) as compensation for being interned by the United States 
        Government at the Sand Island Detention Camp between 1941 and 
        1942, and subject to conditions of parole between 1942 and 
        1943, Mr. Orenstein should receive the same amount of 
        compensation that eligible interns of Japanese descent are 
        awarded under section 105 of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 
        (50 U.S.C. App. 1989b-4).

SEC. 2. SATISFACTION OF CLAIM AGAINST THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) Payment.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $20,000 to 
Otto Orenstein.
    (b) Basis.--The payment required by subsection (a) shall be in full 
compensation for any physical, psychological, and economic injuries 
sustained by Otto Orenstein as a result of being--
            (1) involuntarily detained at the Sand Island Detention 
        Camp between 1941 and 1942; and
            (2) subject to conditions of parole between 1942 and 1943.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEY'S AND AGENT'S FEES.

    Not more than 10 percent of the payment specified in section 2 may 
be paid to or received by any agent or attorney as consideration for 
any services rendered in connection with this Act, notwithstanding any 
contract which provides otherwise. Violation of this section shall be 
deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.

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