22 U.S.C. § 1642i — Certification of awards

Page 429 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 1642o (1) any person who has been convicted of a viola- tion of any provision of chapter 115 of title 18, or of any other crime involving disloyalty to the United States, or (2) any claimant whose claim under this subchapter is within the scope of sub- chapter III of this chapter. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title IV, § 409, as added Pub. L. 85–604, § 1, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 529.) § 1642i. Certification of awards The Commission shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury, in terms of United States cur- rency, each award made pursuant to this sub- chapter. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title IV, § 410, as added Pub. L. 85–604, § 1, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 529.) § 1642j. Time for filing of claims; notice Within sixty days after August 8, 1958, or of legislation making appropriations to the Com- mission for payment of administrative expenses incurred in carrying out its functions under this subchapter, whichever date is later, the Com- mission shall give public notice by publication in the Federal Register of the time when, and the limit of time within which claims may be filed, which limit shall not be more than twelve months after such publication. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title IV, § 411, as added Pub. L. 85–604, § 1, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 529.) § 1642k. Time limitation on completion of affairs of Commission The Commission shall complete its affairs in connection with the settlement of claims pursu- ant to this subchapter not later than three years following the final date for the filing of claims as provided in section 1642j of this title or fol- lowing the enactment of legislation making ap- propriations to the Commission for payment of administrative expenses incurred in carrying out its functions under this subchapter, which- ever date is later. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title IV, § 412, as added Pub. L. 85–604, § 1, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 529.) § 1642l. Payment of awards (a) Manner of payment The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed, out of the sums covered into the Czechoslovakian Claims Fund, to make pay- ments on account of awards certified by the Commission pursuant to this subchapter as fol- lows and in the following order of priority: (1) Payment in the amount of $1,000 or in the amount of the award, whichever is less. (2) Thereafter, payments from time to time on account of the unpaid balance of each remaining award made pursuant to this subchapter which shall bear to such unpaid balance the same pro- portion as the total amount in the fund avail- able for distribution at the time such payments are made bears to the aggregate unpaid balance of all such awards. (b) Regulations Such payments, and applications for such pay- ments, shall be made in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. (c) ‘‘Award’’ defined For the purpose of making any such payments, an ‘‘award’’ shall be deemed to mean the aggre- gate of all awards certified in favor of the same claimant. (d) Payment of interest of deceased persons or persons under legal disability If any person to whom any payment is to be made pursuant to this subchapter is deceased or is under a legal disability, payment shall be made to his legal representative, except that if any payment to be made is not over $1,000 and there is no qualified executor or administrator, payment may be made to the person or persons found by the Comptroller General to be entitled thereto, without the necessity of compliance with the requirements of law with respect to the administration of estates. (e) Partial payments Subject to the provisions of any claims agree- ment hereafter concluded between the Govern- ments of Czechoslovakia and the United States, payment of any award pursuant to this sub- chapter shall not, unless such payment is for the full amount of the claim, as determined by the Commission to be valid, with respect to which the award is made, extinguish such claim, or be construed to have divested any claimant, or the United States on his behalf, of any rights against any foreign government for the unpaid balance of his claim. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title IV, § 413, as added Pub. L. 85–604, § 1, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 530.) § 1642m. Fees of attorneys; 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 claim. Any agreement to the contrary shall be unlawful and void. Whoever, in the United States or elsewhere, demands or re- ceives, on account of services so rendered, any remuneration in excess of the maximum per- mitted by this section, shall be guilty of a mis- demeanor, 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 IV, § 414, as added Pub. L. 85–604, § 1, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 530.) § 1642n. Transfer of records The Secretary of State is authorized and di- rected to transfer or otherwise make available to the Commission such records and documents relating to claims authorized by this subchapter as may be required by the Commission in car- rying out its functions under this subchapter. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title IV, § 415, as added Pub. L. 85–604, § 1, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 530.) § 1642o. Applicability of administrative provi- sions of subchapter I To the extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter, the following