Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110
§1920 Suits by and Against Secretary of Commerce
Title 19 › CHAPTER 7 — TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER III — TARIFF ADJUSTMENT AND OTHER ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE › Part II — Adjustment Assistance to Firms › § 1920
Summary
Commerce Secretary may sue or be sued in state courts or U.S. district courts when providing assistance under sections 1913 and 1914, regardless of the amount. Courts may not attach, enjoin, or garnish him or his property. Subject to sections 517, 519, and 2679 of title 28.
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Title 19, §1920
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In providing technical and financial assistance under section 1913 and 1914 of this title, the Secretary of Commerce may sue and be sued in any court of record of a State having general jurisdiction or in any United States district court, and jurisdiction is conferred upon such district court to determine such controversies without regard to the amount in controversy; but no attachment, injunction, garnishment, or other similar process, mesne or final, shall be issued against him or his property. Nothing in this section shall be construed to except the activities pursuant to section 1913 and 1914 of this title from the application of section 517, 519, and 2679 of title 28.
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section 1913 and 1914 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 93–618, title VI, § 602(e), Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2072. Codification Reference to “section 517 of title 28” substituted in text for reference to section 316 of title 5, and reference to “section 519 of title 28” substituted for reference to section 507(b) of title 28 on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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19 U.S.C. § 1920
Title 19, Customs Duties
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110