Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§1644l Fees for services; limitation; penalty
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 21— - SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - CLAIMS AGAINST GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC › § 1644l
Summary
Helpers of claimants before the Commission may not be paid more than 10% of any award. Contracts that say more are void. Anyone in the U.S. or abroad who takes over 10% can be found guilty of a misdemeanor and face up to a $5,000 fine, 12 months in jail, or both.
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Title 22, §1644l
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No remuneration on account of services rendered on behalf of any claimant, in connection with any claim filed with the Commission under this subchapter, shall exceed 10 per centum of the total amount paid pursuant to any award certified under the provisions of this subchapter on account of such claims. Any agreement to the contrary shall be unlawful and void. Whoever, in the United States or elsewhere demands or receives, on account of services so rendered, any remuneration in excess of the maximum permitted by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than twelve months, or both.
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22 U.S.C. § 1644l
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73