### Question
How is the "eligible individual" defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible individual** is defined in *50 U.S.C. § 4218* as follows -

> any individual of Japanese ancestry, or the spouse or a parent of an individual of Japanese ancestry, who is living on August 10, 1988, and who, during the evacuation, relocation, and internment period—


(A) was a United States citizen or a permanent resident alien

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 4218*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 52-RESTITUTION FOR WORLD WAR II INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE-AMERICANS AND ALEUTS > SUBCHAPTER I-UNITED STATES CITIZENS OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY AND RESIDENT JAPANESE ALIENS**

