§6083 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

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In lawsuits under this part, a certificate from the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643 et seq.) must be treated as final proof that a person owns an interest in property. If there is no such certificate, the court can appoint a special master, including the Commission, to decide how much a claim is worth and who owns it. Those decisions only serve as evidence in the case and are not the same as a Commission certificate. The court cannot treat foreign or international agency or court rulings about value or invalidity as final unless they came from binding international arbitration to which the United States or the claimant submitted the claim. Nothing here or in section 514 of the International Claims Settlement Act, as added by subsection (b), requires or allows including claims of Cuban nationals who became U.S. citizens after their property was taken in the claims the Commission certifies to the Secretary of State for future talks with a friendly Cuban government. It also does not change any Commission certifications made under the 1949 Act before March 12, 1996.

Title 22, §6083

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(a)(1)In any action brought under this subchapter, the court shall accept as conclusive proof of ownership of an interest in property a certification of a claim to ownership of that interest that has been made by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643 and following).

(2)If in an action under this subchapter a claim has not been so certified by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, the court may appoint a special master, including the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, to make determinations regarding the amount and ownership of the claim. Such determinations are only for evidentiary purposes in civil actions brought under this subchapter and do not constitute certifications under title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949.

(3)In determining the amount or ownership of a claim in an action under this subchapter, the court shall not accept as conclusive evidence any findings, orders, judgments, or decrees from administrative agencies or courts of foreign countries or international organizations that declare the value of or invalidate the claim, unless the declaration of value or invalidation was found pursuant to binding international arbitration to which the United States or the claimant submitted the claim.

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(c)Nothing in this chapter or in section 514 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 [22 U.S.C. 1643l], as added by subsection (b), shall be construed—

(1)to require or otherwise authorize the claims of Cuban nationals who became United States citizens after their property was confiscated to be included in the claims certified to the Secretary of State by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission for purposes of future negotiation and espousal of claims with a friendly government in Cuba when diplomatic relations are restored; or

(2)as superseding, amending, or otherwise altering certifications that have been made under title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 [22 U.S.C. 1643 et seq.] before March 12, 1996.

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The International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (2) and (c)(2), is act Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, 64 Stat. 12. Title V of the Act is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 1643 et seq.) of chapter 21 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1621 of this title and Tables. This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 104–114, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 785, known as the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 6021 of this title and Tables. Codification Section is comprised of section 303 of Pub. L. 104–114. Subsec. (b) of section 303 of Pub. L. 104–114 enacted section 1643l of this title.

§6083 Proof of ownership of claims to confiscated property

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