Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§1644c Ownership of Claims by Nationals

Title 22 › Chapter 21— SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS › Subchapter VI— CLAIMS AGAINST GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC › § 1644c

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

A claim for payment will not be accepted unless the property right it is based on was owned, all or in part, by a U.S. national on the day it was lost. Ownership may be direct or through another person or entity. If the claim is to be accepted, one or more U.S. nationals must have held that property without interruption from the day of the loss until the day the claim was filed with the Commission.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §1644c

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A claim shall not be favorably considered under section 1644b of this title unless the property right on which it is based was owned, wholly or partially, directly or indirectly, by a national of the United States on the date of loss and if favorably considered, the claim shall be considered only if it has been held by one or more nationals of the United States continuously from the date that the loss occurred until the date of filing with the Commission.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 1644c

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60