{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-506.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 506.1","heading":"“Civilian American citizen” defined.","body":"Civilian American citizen means any person who, being then a citizen of the United States, was captured in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam conflict by any force hostile to the United States, or who went into hiding in Southeast Asia in order to avoid capture or internment by any such hostile force.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER V—FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION OF THE UNITED STATES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER B—RECEIPT, ADMINISTRATION, AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WAR CLAIMS ACT OF 1948, AS AMENDED","PART 506—ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPENSATION","Subpart A—Civilian American Citizens"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"6138a566bd6ede170b1b2d32c7c58a10cd80ba21ca41871112e01a39a11160f9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-505.3","next":"us/45-cfr-506.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}