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

Summary

No one may go to court against the United States or its officers over actions taken under this part of the law or about the property or money named in section 1642a, except when the government took private property without just payment. If there was such a taking, the only court claim allowed is a suit in the United States Court of Federal Claims. That suit must be filed within one year of August 8, 1958, or it is forever barred. Such a claim gets priority over other cases, and no other court may start a case on these claims. If a suit is filed, the Secretary of the Treasury must set aside a reserve from the account holding the money under subsection (a) of section 1642a. Payments for any recovery can only come from that reserve. After final judgment and payment, any leftover money will be handled under subsection (d) of section 1642a. Nothing here creates liability against the United States for (1) actions under section 1642c, (2) claims in favor of the Government of Czechoslovakia or its agencies or assignees, or (3) any other liability.