Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2001

H.R. 619, the Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2001, seeks to provide federal restitution and an official presidential apology to individuals of Japanese ancestry who were forcibly brought from Latin America to the United States and interned during World War II. The bill would grant these individuals the same compensation previously established for Japanese Americans under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and would require federal agencies to correct records to show that these individuals were not in the country illegally during their internment. Additionally, the legislation would re-establish a public education fund to increase awareness of these wartime events and mandate the disclosure of all government records related to the relocation program.