Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§1643c Ownership of Claims by Nationals

Title 22 › Chapter 21— SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS › Subchapter V— CLAIMS AGAINST CUBA AND CHINA › § 1643c

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Only claims are considered if a U.S. national owned the property at the time of the loss, or if the injured or deceased was a U.S. national when harmed. Disability claims can be filed by the disabled person or their successors; death claims can be filed by a personal representative or by people claiming monetary loss. Claims count only to the extent U.S. national(s) have held them continuously up to filing with the Commission.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §1643c

Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)A claim shall not be considered under section 1643b(a) of this title unless the property on which the claim was based was owned wholly or partially, directly or indirectly by a national of the United States on the date of the loss and if considered shall be considered only to the extent the claim has been held by one or more nationals of the United States continuously thereafter until the date of filing with the Commission.

(b)A claim for disability under section 1643b(b) of this title may be considered if it is filed by the disabled person or by his successors in interest; and a claim for death under section 1643b(b) of this title may be considered if filed by the personal representative of decedent’s estate or by a person or persons for pecuniary losses and damage sustained on account of such death. A claim shall not be considered under this section unless the disabled or deceased person was a national of the United States at the time of injury or death and if considered, shall be considered only to the extent the claim has been held by a national or nationals of the United States continuously until the date of filing with the Commission.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 1643c

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60