Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§283gg Jurisdiction of United States courts

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XII–A— - INTER-AMERICAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION › § 283gg

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Treats civil lawsuits brought by or against the Corporation in the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as if the Corporation lives in the federal district where its main U.S. office or its agent for service is located. Those cases count as arising under U.S. law, and U.S. district courts, including the courts listed in section 460 of title 28, have original jurisdiction. If the Corporation is sued in a state court, it can move the case to the right U.S. district court before trial by following the removal steps in section 1446 of title 28.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §283gg

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For the purposes of any civil action which may be brought within the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, by or against the Corporation in accordance with the agreement, the Corporation shall be deemed to be an inhabitant of the Federal judicial district in which its principal office within the United States or its agent appointed for the purpose of accepting service or notice of service is located, and any such action to which the Corporation shall be a party shall be deemed to arise under the laws of the United States, and the district courts of the United States, including the courts enumerated in section 460 of title 28, shall have original jurisdiction of any such action. When the Corporation is a defendant in any action in a State court, it may at any time before the trial thereof remove the action into the appropriate district court of the United States by following the procedure for removal provided in section 1446 of title 28.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section is based on section 208 of title II of S. 2416, Ninety-eighth Congress, as introduced Mar. 13, 1984, and enacted into law by Pub. L. 98–473.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 283gg

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73