§1641c Claims of nationals of the United States against Italy

Summary

The Commission must take and decide claims by U.S. nationals against Italy for losses from the war Italy fought from June 10, 1940, to September 15, 1947, when those losses were not covered by the peace treaty. The Commission must follow the Memorandum of Understanding and applicable law, including international law. After the principal amounts (without interest) of all awards paid from the Italian Claims Fund are paid, the Commission must decide claims by any natural person who was a U.S. citizen on August 9, 1955, and, if an award is made, send it to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment from the remaining Italian Claims Fund money even if the normal filing time has passed. The Commission must also decide claims by people who were eligible on August 9, 1955 but did not file or filed late, and claims by U.S. nationals on September 3, 1943 and July 24, 1968 for losses in territory Italy ceded under the treaty, except no awards go to anyone who already received compensation under the peace treaty, subsection (a), or section 4132 of title 50. Within 30 days after July 24, 1968 or after Congress provides funds for this work (whichever is later), the Commission must publish a filing period in the Federal Register, and that filing deadline can be no more than six months after publication. After all awards under the earlier rules are paid in full, any leftover balance in the Italian Claims Fund must be moved into the War Claims Fund.