50 USC § 4139 - Certification of awards

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identifier: "/us/usc/t50/s4139"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "50 USC § 4139 - Certification of awards"
title_number: 50
title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "4139"
section_name: "Certification of awards"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "WAR CLAIMS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "TITLE II OF WAR CLAIMS ACT OF 1948"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 3, 1948, ch. 826, title II, § 209, as added Pub. L. 87–846, title I, § 103, Oct. 22, 1962, 76 Stat. 1111.)"
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# § 4139. Certification of awards

**(a)** The Commission shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury, in terms of United States currency, for payment out of the War Claims Fund each award made pursuant to section 4132 of this title.

**(b)** The Commission shall recertify to the Secretary of the Treasury, in terms of United States currency, for payment out of the War Claims Fund, awards heretofore made with respect to claims against the Government of Hungary under section 1641b(1) of title 22. Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed as authorizing the filing of new claims against Hungary.

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**Source Credit**: (July 3, 1948, ch. 826, title II, § 209, as added Pub. L. 87–846, title I, § 103, Oct. 22, 1962, 76 Stat. 1111.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 2017h of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.