Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§1645 Congressional Declaration of Purpose
Title 22 › CHAPTER 21 — SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS › SUBCHAPTER VII — CLAIMS AGAINST VIETNAM › § 1645
Summary
Creates a process to decide whether existing claims by U.S. nationals against Vietnam are valid and how much they are worth when Vietnam took, seized, or otherwise targeted their property. It does not allow the United States to set aside money to pay those claims.
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Title 22, §1645
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It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide for the determination of the validity and amounts of outstanding claims against Vietnam which arose out of the nationalization, expropriation, or other taking of (or special measures directed against) property of nationals of the United States. This subchapter shall not be construed as authorizing or as any intention to authorize an appropriation by the United States for the purpose of paying such claims.
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22 U.S.C. § 1645
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102