Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§290g–6 Civil action by or against the Fund; service of process, venue, jurisdiction, removal of actions

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XXII— - AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND › § 290g–6

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

For lawsuits under the agreement brought in the United States, its territories, or Puerto Rico, the Fund is treated as if it lives in the federal district where its main office or its agent for receiving legal papers is located. Lawsuits by or against the Fund are federal cases, and U.S. district courts (including those listed in another federal law) have first control. If the Fund is sued in a state court, it can move the case into the correct U.S. district court before the trial by using the usual process for removing cases to federal court.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §290g–6

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For the purpose 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 Fund in accordance with the agreement, the Fund shall be deemed to be an inhabitant of the Federal judicial district in which its principal office or agency appointed for the purpose of accepting service or notice of service is located, and any such action to which the Fund shall be 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 Fund is defendant in any action in a State court, it may, at any time before the trial thereof, remove such action into the district court of the United States for the proper district by following the procedure for removal of causes otherwise provided by law.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 290g–6

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73