§1644b Receipt and determination of claims; notice by publication in Federal Register

Summary

The Commission must accept and decide claims by U.S. nationals for money lost because the German Democratic Republic took or seized property or used special measures against it. The decisions must follow the relevant U.S. and international law. Claims can cover things like property and any rights or interests that were owned wholly or partly, directly or indirectly, by U.S. nationals, and losses that happened in the GDR or in East Berlin. People must file their claims during a time period the Commission will announce in the Federal Register. The Commission must publish that notice within 60 days after October 18, 1976, or within 60 days after laws provide the Commission money for its administrative costs, whichever is later. The filing period the notice sets cannot run for more than 12 months after the notice is published.