§1643b — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

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The Commission must accept and decide claims from U.S. citizens for losses when the Government of Cuba (since January 1, 1959) or the Chinese Communist regime (since October 1, 1949) took or otherwise harmed property or property rights that were owned wholly or partly, directly or indirectly, by those citizens. People must file those claims within the time period the Commission announces in the Federal Register. That announced period cannot be more than eighteen months and the notice must be published within sixty days after October 16, 1964, or (for claims against the Chinese Communist regime) within sixty days after November 6, 1966, or within sixty days after Congress provides funding for the Commission for each program, whichever date is later. The Commission will decide how much each valid claim is worth under U.S. and international law. It will use the valuation method that fits the property and is fair to the claimant, such as market value, book value, going-concern value, or replacement cost. Claims for disability or death caused by those governments are handled the same way, but they must be filed within the announced period or within six months after the claim first arose, whichever is later.

Title 22, §1643b

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(a)The Commission shall receive and determine in accordance with applicable substantive law, including international law, the amount and validity of claims by nationals of the United States against the Government of Cuba, or the Chinese Communist regime, arising since January 1, 1959, in the case of claims against the Government of Cuba, or since October 1, 1949, in the case of claims against the Chinese Communist regime, for losses resulting from the nationalization, expropriation, intervention, or other taking of, or special measures directed against, property including any rights or interests therein owned wholly or partially, directly or indirectly at the time by nationals of the United States, if such claims are submitted to the Commission within such period specified by the Commission by notice published in the Federal Register (which period shall not be more than eighteen months after such publication) within sixty days after October 16, 1964, or sixty days after November 6, 1966, with respect to claims against the Chinese Communist regime, or of legislation making appropriations to the Commission for payment of administrative expenses incurred in carrying out its functions with respect to each respective claims program authorized, under this subchapter, whichever date is later. In making the determination with respect to the validity and amount of claims and value of properties, rights, or interests taken, the Commission shall take into account the basis of valuation most appropriate to the property and equitable to the claimant, including but not limited to, (i) fair market value, (ii) book value, (iii) going concern value, or (iv) cost of replacement.

(b)The Commission shall receive and determine in accordance with applicable substantive law, including international law, the amount and validity of claims by nationals of the United States against the Government of Cuba, or the Chinese Communist regime, arising since January 1, 1959, in the case of claims against the Government of Cuba, or since October 1, 1949, in the case of claims against the Chinese Communist regime, for disability or death resulting from actions taken by or under the authority of the Government of Cuba, or the Chinese Communist regime, if such claims are submitted to the Commission within the period established by the Commission under subsection (a), or within six months after the date the claims first arose (as determined by the Commission), whichever date last occurs.

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1966—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–780, § 3, empowered the Commission to receive claims against the Chinese Communist regime arising since

October 1, 1949, if such claims are submitted within such period of time specified by the Commission by notice published in the Federal Register, which notice is required to be published within 60 days after

November 6, 1966. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–780, § 3(1), (2), provided for applicability of subsection to the Chinese Communist regime in the case of claims arising since

October 1, 1949. 1965—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–262 struck out “arising out of debts for merchandise furnished or services rendered by nationals of the United States without regard to the date on which such merchandise was furnished or services rendered or” after “Government of Cuba”.

§1643b Receipt of claims; determination of amount and validity

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Title 22, §1643b

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