45 CFR § 506.11 - “Prisoner of war” defined.

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title: "45 CFR § 506.11 - “Prisoner of war” defined."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "506.11"
section_name: "“Prisoner of war” defined."
chapter_name: "FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION OF THE UNITED STATES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "RECEIPT, ADMINISTRATION, AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WAR CLAIMS ACT OF 1948, AS AMENDED"
part_number: "506"
part_name: "ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPENSATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Sec. 2, Pub. L. 896, 80th Cong., as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2001)."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 49844, Oct. 1, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 506.11 “Prisoner of war” defined.

*Prisoner of war* means any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted or inducted member of the Armed Forces of the United States who was held by any force hostile to the United States for any period of time during the Vietnam conflict.