Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§1920 Suits by and against Secretary of Commerce
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - TARIFF ADJUSTMENT AND OTHER ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE › Part Part II— - Adjustment Assistance to Firms › § 1920
Summary
When giving help under sections 1913 and 1914, the Secretary can sue or be sued in state courts or U.S. district courts, and the federal district courts can hear the case regardless of the amount. He or his property cannot be seized, and these activities remain subject to 28 U.S.C. §§517, 519, and 2679.
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Title 19, §1920
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In providing technical and financial assistance under section 1913 and 1914 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, the Secretary of Commerce may sue and be sued in any court of record of a State having general jurisdiction or in any United States district court, and jurisdiction is conferred upon such district court to determine such controversies without regard to the amount in controversy; but no attachment, injunction, garnishment, or other similar process, mesne or final, shall be issued against him or his property. Nothing in this section shall be construed to except the activities pursuant to section 1913 and 1914 1 of this title from the application of section 517, 519, and 2679 of title 28.
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section 1913 and 1914 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(e), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2072. Codification Reference to “section 517 of title 28” substituted in text for reference to section 316 of title 5, and reference to “section 519 of title 28” substituted for reference to section 507(b) of title 28 on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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19 U.S.C. § 1920
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73