§1641c Claims of Nationals of the United States Against Italy

Summary

The Commission must take and decide claims by U.S. citizens against Italy for losses from the war Italy fought from June 10, 1940, to September 15, 1947, when those losses were not covered by the peace treaty. It will decide these claims following its agreement with Italy and applicable law, including international law. After the Italian Claims Fund pays the principal amounts (no interest) of all awards already certified, the Commission will decide claims by any natural person who was a U.S. citizen on August 9, 1955, and send any new awards to the Secretary of the Treasury to be paid from the remaining Italian Claims Fund, even if the original filing time has passed. The Commission will also accept or re-decide claims from people who were eligible to file on August 9, 1955 but did not file or filed late, and claims from people who were U.S. nationals on September 3, 1943 and July 24, 1968 for losses in territory Italy ceded under the peace treaty, unless they already received compensation under the treaty or earlier payments. Within 30 days after July 24, 1968 (or 30 days after Congress provides money for the Commission’s related expenses, whichever is later), the Commission must publish the filing period in the Federal Register, and that filing period cannot be more than six months long. After all certified awards from those categories are paid in full, any remaining money in the Italian Claims Fund must be transferred to the War Claims Fund.