Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102

§1631i Limitations

Title 22 › CHAPTER 21 — SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS › SUBCHAPTER II — VESTING AND LIQUIDATION OF BULGARIAN, HUNGARIAN, AND RUMANIAN PROPERTY › § 1631i

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

If you want to bring a lawsuit for relief under section 1631f(a), you must start it within one year after the date the property became vested (the day ownership took effect). A return under section 1631f(b) will not be made unless a notice of claim is filed within one year of that same vesting date.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §1631i

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No suit may be instituted pursuant to section 1631f(a) of this title after the expiration of one year from the date of vesting of the property in respect of which relief is sought. No return may be made pursuant to section 1631f(b) of this title unless notice of claim has been filed within one year from the date of vesting of the property in respect of which the claim is filed.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 1631i

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102