Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§284f Jurisdiction and Venue of Actions
Title 22 › CHAPTER 7 — INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › SUBCHAPTER XIII — INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION › § 284f
Summary
Treats the Association as a resident of the federal district of its main U.S. office for any suit by or against it in the U.S., its possessions, or Puerto Rico. Those suits are federal cases in U.S. district court. If sued in state court, the Association may remove the case to the proper federal district court before trial under removal rules.
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Title 22, §284f
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For the purpose of any action which may be brought within the United States, its possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, by or against the Association in accordance with the articles, the Association shall be deemed to be an inhabitant of the Federal Judicial district in which its principal office in the United States is located, and any such action at law or in equity to which the Association shall be a party shall be deemed to arise under the laws of the United States, and the district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction of any such action. When the Association is a defendant in any such action, it may, at any time before the trial thereof, remove such action from a State court into the district court of the United States for the proper district by following the procedure for removal of causes otherwise provided by law.
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22 U.S.C. § 284f
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102