Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§1645h Claims Fund; Establishment; Deductions
Title 22 › CHAPTER 21 — SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS › SUBCHAPTER VII — CLAIMS AGAINST VIETNAM › § 1645h
Summary
The Treasury may create a Claims Fund to pay U.S. nationals' unpaid claims against Vietnam. Five percent of amounts added to the Fund must be deducted to cover administration and counted as miscellaneous Treasury receipts.
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Title 22, §1645h
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(a)The Secretary of the Treasury may establish in the Treasury of the United States the Claims Fund for the payment of unsatisfied claims of nationals of the United States against Vietnam, as authorized by this subchapter.
(b)The Secretary of the Treasury shall deduct from any amounts covered into the Claims Fund an amount equal to 5 per centum thereof as reimbursement to the Government of the United States for expenses incurred by the Commission and by the Treasury Department in the administration of this subchapter. The amounts so deducted shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
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22 U.S.C. § 1645h
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102