[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5390 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5390

To amend the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act to extend the existence of 
   the interagency working group established under that Act, and to 
  clarify the authority of that group and the application of that Act 
   regarding records pertaining to the Imperial Government of Japan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 5, 2000

 Mr. Bilbray introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act to extend the existence of 
   the interagency working group established under that Act, and to 
  clarify the authority of that group and the application of that Act 
   regarding records pertaining to the Imperial Government of Japan.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nazi and Japanese War Crimes 
Disclosure Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO NAZI WAR CRIMES DISCLOSURE ACT.

    (a) Extension of Interagency Working Group.--Section 2(b)(1) of the 
Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act (Pub. Law 105-246; 5 U.S.C. 552 note) is 
amended by striking ``3 years'' and inserting ``5 years''.
    (b) Clarification Regarding Records Related to Imperial Government 
of Japan.--Section 3(a) of such Act is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(D) by inserting ``, including the 
        Imperial Government of Japan'' after ``ally of the Nazi 
        government of Germany''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting ``, including the 
        Imperial Government of Japan'' after ``allied with that 
        government''.
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