Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102

§1644b Receipt and Determination of Claims; Notice by Publication in Federal Register

Title 22 › CHAPTER 21 — SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS › SUBCHAPTER VI — CLAIMS AGAINST GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC › § 1644b

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Decide claims by nationals of the United States against the German Democratic Republic for losses from nationalization, expropriation, or similar takings of property or rights in the GDR or East Berlin, under applicable law, including international law. File claims in the time set by a Federal Register notice. That notice must be published within 60 days after October 18, 1976 or after Congress provides appropriations for the Commission’s administrative expenses, whichever is later, and the filing period may not exceed 12 months.

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Title 22, §1644b

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The Commission shall receive and determine in accordance with applicable substantive law, including international law, the validity and amounts of claims by nationals of the United States against the German Democratic Republic for losses arising as a result of the nationalization, expropriation, or other taking of (or special measures directed against) property, including any rights or interests therein, owned wholly or partially, directly or indirectly, at the time by nationals of the United States whether such losses occurred in the German Democratic Republic or in East Berlin. Such claims must be submitted to the Commission within the period specified by the Commission by notice published in the Federal Register (which period shall not be more than twelve months after such publication) within sixty days after October 18, 1976, or of legislation making appropriations to the Commission for payment of administrative expenses incurred in carrying out its functions under this subchapter, whichever date is later.

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22 U.S.C. § 1644b

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102