22 U.S.C. § 1645n — Applicability of other statutory provi-

Page 438 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 1645j of the Treasury shall, out of the sums covered into the Claims Fund, make payments on ac- count of such awards as follows, and in the fol- lowing order of priority: (A) Payment in the amount of $2,500 or the principal amount of the award, whichever is less. (B) Thereafter, payments from time to time, in ratable proportions, on account of the un- paid balance of the principal amounts of all awards according to the proportions which the unpaid balance of such awards bear to the total amount in the Claims Fund available for distribution at the time such payments are made. (2) After payment has been made in full of the principal amounts of all awards pursuant to paragraph (1), pro rata payments may be made on account of any interest that may be allowed on such awards. (c) Regulations Payments or applications for payments under subsection (b) shall be made in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of the Treas- ury may prescribe. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VII, § 710, as added Pub. L. 96–606, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3537.) § 1645j. Settlement period The Commission shall complete its affairs in connection with the settlement of claims pursu- ant to this subchapter not later than three years after the final date for the filing of claims as provided in section 1645b of this title. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VII, § 711, as added Pub. L. 96–606, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3537.) § 1645k. Transfer of records The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Defense shall transfer or otherwise make available to the Commission such records and documents relat- ing to claims authorized by this subchapter as may be required by the Commission in carrying out its functions under this subchapter. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VII, § 712, as added Pub. L. 96–606, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3537.) § 1645l. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 1980, such sums as may be necessary to enable the Commission and the Treasury Department to pay their respective administrative expenses incurred in carrying out their functions under this subchapter. Amounts appropriated under this section may remain available until ex- pended. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VII, § 713, as added Pub. L. 96–606, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3537.) § 1645m. 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 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 VII, § 714, as added Pub. L. 96–606, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3537.) § 1645n. Applicability of other statutory provi- sions (a) To the extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter, the fol- lowing provisions of subchapter I of this chapter shall be applicable to this subchapter; sub- sections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (h) of section 1623 of this title and subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 1626 of this title. Any reference in such provisions to ‘‘this subchapter’’ shall be deemed to be a reference to those provisions and to this subchapter. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this sub- chapter and in those provisions of subchapter I referred to in subsection (a), the Commission shall comply with the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5, and the provisions of chapter 7, of title 5. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VII, § 715, as added Pub. L. 96–606, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3538.) § 1645o. Separability If any provision of this subchapter or the ap- plication thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this subchapter or the application of such provision to other per- sons or circumstances shall not be affected. (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VII, § 716, as added Pub. L. 96–606, Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3538.) CHAPTER 21A—SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES Sec. 1650. Appointments of representatives and panel members under Convention on the Settle- ment of Investment Disputes. 1650a. Arbitration awards under the Convention. § 1650. Appointments of representatives and panel members under Convention on the Set- tlement of Investment Disputes The President may make such appointments of representatives and panel members as may be provided for under the convention. (Pub. L. 89–532, § 2, Aug. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 344.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The convention, referred to in text, is the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States which was signed on Aug. 27, 1965, approved by the Senate on May 16, 1966, and ratified by the President on June 1, 1966.