22 U.S.C. § 1644m — Applicability of administrative provi-

Page 436 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 1644l incurred in carrying out their functions under this subchapter. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VI, § 611, as added Pub. L. 94–542, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2512.) § 1644l. Fees for services; limitation; penalty No remuneration on account of services ren- dered on behalf of any claimant, in connection with any claim filed with the Commission under this subchapter, shall exceed 10 per centum of the total amount paid pursuant to any award certified under the provisions of this subchapter on account of such claims. Any agreement to the contrary shall be unlawful and void. Who- ever, 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 guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than twelve months, or both. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VI, § 612, as added Pub. L. 94–542, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2512.) § 1644m. Applicability of administrative provi- sions of subchapter I To the extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter, the following provisions of subchapter I of this chapter shall be applicable to this subchapter: subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (h), and (j) of section 1623 of this title; subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 1626 of this title. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VI, § 613, as added Pub. L. 94–542, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2512.) SUBCHAPTER VII—CLAIMS AGAINST VIETNAM § 1645. Congressional declaration of purpose It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide for the determination of the validity and amounts of outstanding claims against Vietnam which arose out of the nationalization, expro- priation, or other taking of (or special measures directed against) property of nationals of the United States. This subchapter shall not be con- strued as authorizing or as any intention to au- thorize an appropriation by the United States for the purpose of paying such claims. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VII, § 701, as added Pub. L. 96–606, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3534.) § 1645a. Definitions As used in this subchapter— (1) the term ‘‘National of the United States’’ means— (A) a natural person who is a citizen of the United States; and (B) a corporation or other legal entity which is organized under the laws of the United States or of any State, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, if natural persons who are citizens of the United States own, directly or indi- rectly, 50 per centum or more of the out- standing capital stock or other beneficial in- terest of such corporation or entity; (2) the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the For- eign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States; (3) the term ‘‘property’’ means— (A) any property, right, or interest, includ- ing any leasehold interest, (B) any debt owed by Vietnam or by any enterprise which has been nationalized, ex- propriated, or otherwise taken by Vietnam, and (C) any debt which is a charge on property which has been nationalized, expropriated, or otherwise taken by Vietnam; (4) the term ‘‘Vietnam’’ means— (A) the Government of the Socialist Re- public of Vietnam, (B) any predecessor governing authority operating in South Vietnam on or after April 29, 1975, including the Provisional Rev- olutionary Government of South Vietnam, (C) the Government of the former Demo- cratic Republic of Vietnam, and (D) any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of any of the entities re- ferred to in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); and (5) the term ‘‘Claims Fund’’ means the spe- cial fund established in the Treasury of the United States composed of such sums as may be paid to or realized by the United States pursuant to the terms of any agreement set- tling those claims described in section 1645b of this title that may be entered into between the Governments of the United States and Vietnam. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VII, § 702, as added Pub. L. 96–606, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3534.) § 1645b. Receipt and determination of claims; no- tice by publication in Federal Register The Commission shall receive and determine in accordance with applicable substantive law, including international law, the validity and amounts of claims by nationals of the United States against Vietnam arising on or after April 29, 1975, for losses incurred as a result of the na- tionalization, expropriation, or other taking of (or special measures directed against) property which, at the time of such nationalization, ex- propriation, or other taking, was owned wholly or partially, directly or indirectly, by nationals of the United States to whom no restoration or adequate compensation for such property has been made. Such claims must be submitted to the Commission within the period specified by the Commission by notice published in the Fed- eral Register (which period shall not be more than a period of two years beginning on the date of such publication) within sixty days after De- cember 28, 1980, or of legislation making appro- priations to the Commission for payment of ad- ministrative expenses incurred in carrying out its functions under this subchapter, whichever date is later. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VII, § 703, as added Pub. L. 96–606, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3535.) § 1645c. Ownership of claims by nationals A claim may be favorably considered under section 1645b of this title only if the property