§1642b Claims Against United States; Jurisdiction; Limitation; Preference; Reserve Fund

Summary

No court can give a remedy to anyone who sues the United States or its officers about actions taken under this part or about the property or money described in section 1642a, unless the action was a taking of private property without just payment. If it is a taking, the only way to sue is to bring a case against the United States in the United States Court of Federal Claims. That suit must be filed within one year of August 8, 1958, or it is barred. Those suits get priority over other cases unless another law gives preference. No other court may start hearing these claims first, even by ordering officials to act. If a suit is filed, the Secretary of the Treasury must set aside a reserve in the account holding the money under section 1642a(a). Any recovery can come only from that reserved money. After final judgment and payment, any leftover funds are handled under section 1642a(d). Nothing here creates any liability against the United States for actions under section 1642c, or any liability in favor of the Government of Czechoslovakia (or its agencies, assignees, or successors), or any other liability.