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“Hi, a -- ie, RXCERPT FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD DATED JANUARY 84, 1935, PERTAINING To THE FREDERICK OASE (WAR RISK INSURANCE) “MR. HARRISON. Mr. President, I desire to bring to the attention of the Senate a joint resolution reported unanimously yesterday by the Finance Comittee and which is now on the calendar. ‘The joint resolution passed the House unanimously. It ia with reference to clarifying the definition of disagreement in section 19, World Wer Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended. It affects a great number of service mon in the presentation of thelr claims. It would permit the claims to go to trial, and the matters involved to be Cleared up. A case went to the Supreme Court and the Veterans’ Administration and the Solicitor General of the Department ef Justice thought the matter so important thet an arrangement was made in the Supreme Court for the postponement of the case until legislation could be enacted by Congress clarifying the particular point involved, "MR. JOHNSON. Mr. President, ean the Senator state in just a few sentences the difficulty which has arisen end which is sought to be sorrected by the joint resolution? "MR. HARRISQN. Before I ask unaninous consent for the immediate consideration of the joint resolution, J will make a brief state- ment as to its purposes. Suit on a sontreact of war-risk insurance may be filed under the act of July 3, 1950, only after a disagreement exists detween the Claimant and the Veterans’ Administration. The Administrator of Veterans’ Affeira, in conformity with an opinion of the Acting Attorney General of September 14, 1931, delegated authority to finally deny elaims so an to create the required disagreement to what is called the ‘Insurance Olaims Council of the Veterans’ Administration.* When thet souncil denled a claim the eleaimant was notified of the denial and definitely told that that was sufficient disagreement on which to file suit. Hundreds of eases went to suit and judgzent on this kind of denial and where the judgments were against the Government these judgments have been paid. There are now pending in the courts about 8,000 suits on war-risk insurance and about 90 percent have this same kind of denial.