Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§1643c Ownership of claims by nationals

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 21— - SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - CLAIMS AGAINST CUBA AND CHINA › § 1643c

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Property-loss claims will only be looked at if the property was owned, fully or partly, by a U.S. national on the day it was lost. The claim must have stayed in the hands of one or more U.S. nationals without interruption up to the date it is filed. Disability claims can be filed by the disabled person or by whoever legally took over the claim. Death claims can be filed by the estate’s representative or by people claiming money losses from the death. The injured or deceased person must have been a U.S. national when hurt or killed, and the claim must have been held continuously by U.S. nationals until filing.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §1643c

Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)A claim shall not be considered under section 1643b(a) of this title unless the property on which the claim was based was owned wholly or partially, directly or indirectly by a national of the United States on the date of the loss and if considered shall be considered only to the extent the claim has been held by one or more nationals of the United States continuously thereafter until the date of filing with the Commission.

(b)A claim for disability under section 1643b(b) of this title may be considered if it is filed by the disabled person or by his successors in interest; and a claim for death under section 1643b(b) of this title may be considered if filed by the personal representative of decedent’s estate or by a person or persons for pecuniary losses and damage sustained on account of such death. A claim shall not be considered under this section unless the disabled or deceased person was a national of the United States at the time of injury or death and if considered, shall be considered only to the extent the claim has been held by a national or nationals of the United States continuously until the date of filing with the Commission.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 1643c

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73