Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§284f Jurisdiction and Venue of Actions

Title 22 › Chapter 7— INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter XIII— INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION › § 284f

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Any suit in the United States, its possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico involving the Association counts as in the federal district of its main U.S. office and is treated as a federal case for U.S. district courts. If sued in state court, the Association can move the case to federal court before trial by following removal procedures.

Full Legal Text

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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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 284f

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60