Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§285f Jurisdiction and Venue of Actions

Title 22 › Chapter 7— INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter XIV— ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK › § 285f

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Civil cases in the United States, its territories or possessions, or Puerto Rico that the Bank brings or faces under the agreement are treated as federal cases. The Bank is considered to live in the federal district where its main U.S. office or agency is located, and U.S. district courts (including those in section 460 of Title 28) can hear those cases first. If the Bank is sued in state court, it may move the case to the proper federal district court before trial by using the normal removal process.

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Title 22, §285f

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For the purpose of any civil action which may be brought within the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, by or against the Bank in accordance with the agreement, the Bank shall be deemed to be an inhabitant of the Federal judicial district in which its principal office or agency in the United States is located, and any such action to which the Bank shall be a party shall be deemed to arise under the laws of the United States, and the district courts of the United States, including the courts enumerated in section 460 of title 28, shall have original jurisdiction of any such action. When the Bank is a defendant in any action in a State court, it may, at any time before the trial thereof, remove such action 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. § 285f

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60