§1642a — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

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The Treasury Secretary must keep the net money from the sale of certain Czechoslovakian steel mill equipment (blocked and sold in the U.S. under Executive Order No. 9193, dated July 6, 1942) in a Treasury account. The law creates a Czechoslovakian Claims Fund to pay U.S. nationals’ unpaid claims against Czechoslovakia. If Czechoslovakia pays the U.S. for those claims within one year after August 8, 1958, the money held in that account will be handled according to the settlement and put into the Claims Fund. If no such settlement happens within that year, the held money (except amounts kept in reserve under section 1642b) must be placed into the Claims Fund. The Treasury must take 5% of the Claims Fund to reimburse the U.S. government for Commission and Treasury costs; that 5% goes into miscellaneous receipts. After that deduction and after paying awards certified under section 1642i, any money left in the Fund must be paid to Czechoslovakia as the Secretary of State directs.

Title 22, §1642a

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(a)The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to hold, in an account in the Treasury of the United States, the net proceeds of the sale of certain Czechoslovakian steel mill equipment heretofore blocked and sold in the United States by order of the Secretary of the Treasury under authority of Executive Order Numbered 9193, dated July 6, 1942 (7 F.R. 5205, July 9, 1942).

(b)There is created in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be designated the Czechoslovakian Claims Fund, for the payment of unsatisfied claims of nationals of the United States against Czechoslovakia as authorized in this subchapter.

(c)If, within one year following August 8, 1958, the Government of Czechoslovakia voluntarily settles with and pays to the Government of the United States a sum in payment of claims of United States nationals against Czechoslovakia, all moneys held pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be disposed of in accordance with the terms of the settlement agreement with Czechoslovakia and applicable provisions of this subchapter and the sum paid by Czechoslovakia shall be covered into the Czechoslovakian Claims Fund.

(d)Upon the expiration of one year after August 8, 1958 if no settlement with Czechoslovakia of the type specified in subsection (c) of this section has occurred, all moneys held pursuant to subsection (a) of this section except amounts held in reserve pursuant to section 1642b of this title, shall be covered into the Czechoslovakian Claims Fund.

(e)The Secretary of the Treasury shall deduct from the Czechoslovakian Claims Fund 5 per centum thereof as reimbursement to the Government of the United States for the expenses incurred by the Commission and by the Treasury Department in the administration of this subchapter. The amount so deducted shall be covered into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts.

(f)After the deduction for administrative expenses pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, and after payment of awards certified pursuant to section 1642i of this title, the balance remaining in the Fund, if any, shall be paid to Czechoslovakia in accordance with instructions to be provided by the Secretary of State.

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Executive Order Numbered 9193, dated

July 6, 1942 (7 F.R. 5205,

July 9, 1942), referred to in subsec. (a), is Ex. Ord. No. 9193,

July 6, 1942, 7 F.R. 5205, which amended Ex. Ord. No. 9095, formerly set out under section 6 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, which was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 12553, Feb. 25, 1986, 51 F.R. 7237.

§1642a Financial provisions

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Title 22, §1642a

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