Considers (82) S. 114, (82) S. 439, (82) S. 1309, (82) S. 1848.

Committee Serial No. 1.

The Confiscation Acts were designed to sanction slave holding states by authorizing the Federal Government to seize rebel properties and grant freedom to slaves who fought with or worked for the Confederate military. In the first full account in more than twenty years of them, John Syrett examines the political contexts of the Acts, especially the debates in Congress, and demonstrates how the failure of the confiscation acts during the war presaged the political and structural shortcomings of Reconstruction after the war.

Considers legislation to extend War Claims Act benefits to American prisoners of war in Korea.

Considers the following bills. H.R. 4306, to authorize educational assistance to children of persons who die as a result of service-connected disabilities incurred after Jan. 1, 1955 and before end of period of compulsory military service. H.R. 7724, to liberalize requirements regarding changes of programs and curriculum in educational programs covered by veterans assistance benefits.