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22 U.S.C. § 1644 — Congressional declaration of purpose
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It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide for the determination of the validity and amounts of outstanding claims against the German Democratic Republic which arose out of the nationalization, expropriation, or other taking of (or special measures directed against) property interests of nationals of the United States. This subchapter shall not be construed as authorizing or as any intention to authorize an appropriation by the United States for the purpose of paying such claims.
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It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide for the determination of the validity and amounts of outstanding claims against the German Democratic Republic which arose out of the nationalization, expropriation, or other taking of (or special measures directed against) property interests of nationals of the United States. This subchapter shall not be construed as authorizing or as any intention to authorize an appropriation by the United States for the purpose of paying such claims.
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**(a) Principal and interest; regulations** Subject to the limitations hereinafter provided, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, as prescribed by [section 1627 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1627&num=0&edition=prelim), an amount not exceeding the principal of each award, plus accrued interest on such awards as bear interest, certified pursuant to [section 1624 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1624&num=0&edition=prelim), in accordance with the award. Such payments, and applications for such payments, shall be made in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
**(b) Deductions; coverage into Treasury; reimbursement for expenses**
(1) There shall be deducted from the amount of each payment made pursuant to subsection (c) of [section 1627 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1627&num=0&edition=prelim), as reimbursement for the expenses incurred by the United States, an amount equal to 5 per centum of such payment. All amounts so deducted shall be covered into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts.
(2) The Secretary of the Treasury shall deduct from any amounts covered, subsequent to July 24, 1968, into any special fund, created pursuant to [section 1627 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1627&num=0&edition=prelim), 5 per centum thereof as reimbursement to the Government of the United States for expenses incurred by the Commission and by the Treasury Department in the administration of this subchapter. The amounts so deducted shall be covered into the Treasury to the
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**(a) Credits to, and payment from funds** There are created in the Treasury of the United States (1) a special fund to be known as the Yugoslav Claims Fund; and (2) such other special funds as may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, be required, each to be a claims fund to be known by the name of the foreign government which has entered into a settlement agreement with the Government of the United States as described in subsection (a) of [section 1623 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1623&num=0&edition=prelim). There shall be covered into the Treasury to the credit of the proper special fund all funds hereinafter specified. All payments authorized under [section 1626 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1626&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be disbursed from the proper fund, as the case may be, and all amounts covered into the Treasury to the credit of the aforesaid funds are permanently appropriated for the making of the payments authorized by [section 1626 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1626&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Credits to Yugoslav Claims Fund; credits to other funds** The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to cover into—
(1) the Yugoslav Claims Fund the sum of $17,000,000 being the amount paid by the Government of the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia pursuant to the Yugoslav Claims Agreement of 1948;
(2) a special fund created for that purpose pursuant to subsection (a) of this section any amounts hereafter paid, in United States dollars, by a foreign government which has entered into a claims settlement agreement with the Government of the United St
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**(a)** Each agency shall make available to the public information as follows:
(1) Each agency shall separately state and currently publish in the Federal Register for the guidance of the public—
(A) descriptions of its central and field organization and the established places at which, the employees (and in the case of a uniformed service, the members) from whom, and the methods whereby, the public may obtain information, make submittals or requests, or obtain decisions;
(B) statements of the general course and method by which its functions are channeled and determined, including the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available;
(C) rules of procedure, descriptions of forms available or the places at which forms may be obtained, and instructions as to the scope and contents of all papers, reports, or examinations;
(D) substantive rules of general applicability adopted as authorized by law, and statements of general policy or interpretations of general applicability formulated and adopted by the agency; and
(E) each amendment, revision, or repeal of the foregoing.
Except to the extent that a person has actual and timely notice of the terms thereof, a person may not in any manner be required to resort to, or be adversely affected by, a matter required to be published in the Federal Register and not so published. For the purpose of this paragraph, matter reasonably available to the class of persons affected thereby is deemed published in the Federal Register when incorporated by reference therein with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register.
(2) Each agency, in accordance with published rules, shall make available for public inspection in an electronic format—
(A) final opinions, including concurring and dissen
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The Commission shall, as soon as possible, and in the order of the making of such awards, certify to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the Secretary of State copies of the awards made in favor of the Government of the United States or of nationals of the United States under this subchapter. The Commission shall certify to the Secretary of State, upon his request, copies of the formal submissions of claims filed pursuant to subsection (b) of [section 1623 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1623&num=0&edition=prelim) for transmission to the foreign government concerned.
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For the purposes of this subchapter—
**(a)** The term “person” shall include an individual, partnership, corporation, or the Government of the United States.
**(b)** The term “United States” when used in a geographical sense shall include the United States, its Territories and insular possessions, and the Canal Zone.
**(c)** The term “nationals of the United States” includes (1) persons who are citizens of the United States, and (2) persons who, though not citizens of the United States, owe permanent allegiance to the United States. It does not include aliens.
**(d)** The term “Yugoslav Claims Agreement of 1948” means the agreement between the Governments of the United States of America and of the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia regarding pecuniary claims of the United States and its nationals, signed July 19, 1948.
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**(a) , (b) Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 656**
**(c) Rules and regulations; termination date; removal of personnel; reports** The Commission may prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to enable it to carry out its functions, and may delegate functions to any member, officer, or employee of the Commission. The President may fix a termination date for the authority of the Commission, and the terms of office of its members under this subchapter. Any member of the Commission may be removed by the Secretary of State, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause. Not later than six months after its organization, and every six months 11 See Modification of Reporting Requirements note below. thereafter, the Commission shall make a report, through the Secretary of State, to the Congress concerning its operations under this subchapter. The Commission shall, upon completion of its work, certify in duplicate to the Secretary of State and to the Secretary of the Treasury the following: (1) A list of all claims disallowed; (2) a list of all claims allowed, in whole or in part, together with the amount of each claim and the amount awarded thereon; and (3) a copy of the decision rendered in each case.
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**(a) Jurisdiction of Commission; bases for determination; fair market value**
(1) The Commission shall have jurisdiction to receive, examine, adjudicate, and render a final decision with respect to any claim of the Government of the United States or of any national of the United States—
(A) included within the terms of the Yugoslav Claims Agreement of 1948;
(B) included within the terms of any claims agreement concluded on or after March 10, 1954, between the Government of the United States and a foreign government (exclusive of governments against which the United States declared the existence of a state of war during World War II) similarly providing for the settlement and discharge of claims of the Government of the United States and of nationals of the United States against a foreign government, arising out of the nationalization or other taking of property, by the agreement of the Government of the United States to accept from that government a sum in en bloc settlement thereof; or
(C) included in a category of claims against a foreign government which is referred to the Commission by the Secretary of State.
(2) In the decision of claims under this subchapter, the Commission shall apply the following in the following order:
(A) The provisions of the applicable claims agreement as provided in this subsection.
(B) The applicable principles of international law, justice, and equity. In determining the value of a claim under international law, the Commission shall award the fair market value of the property as of the time of the taking by the foreign government involved (without regard to any action or event that occurs after the taking), except that the value of the claim shall not reflect any diminution in value attributable to actions which are car
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 1644
1So in original. Probably should be ‘‘States’’.
much of such amount, if any, as exceeds $20,000.
Any agreement to the contrary shall be unlaw-
ful and void. Whoever, in the United States or
elsewhere, demands or receives on account of
services so rendered, any remuneration in excess
of the maximum permitted by this section, shall
be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not
more than twelve months, or both.
(Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title V, § 512, as added Pub.
L. 88–666, Oct. 16, 1964, 78 Stat. 1113.)
§ 1643l. Determination of ownership of claims re-
ferred by district courts of the United States
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter and only for purposes of section 6082 of
this title, a United State 1 district court, for
fact-finding purposes, may refer to the Commis-
sion, and the Commission may determine, ques-
tions of the amount and ownership of a claim by
a United States national (as defined in section
6023 of this title), resulting from the confisca-
tion of property by the Government of Cuba de-
scribed in section 1643b(a) of this title, whether
or not the United States national qualified as a
national of the United States (as defined in sec-
tion 1643a(1) of this title) at the time of the ac-
tion by the Government of Cuba.
(Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title V, § 514, as added Pub.
L. 104–114, title III, § 303(b), Mar. 12, 1996, 110
Stat. 820.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Aug. 1, 1996, or date determined pur-
suant to suspension authority of President, see section
6085 of this title.
§ 1643m. Exclusivity of Foreign Claims Settle-
ment Commission certification procedure
(a) Subject to subsection (b), neither any na-
tiona
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