Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§8143 Specific Enforcement

Title 22 › CHAPTER 88 — NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY—UNITED STATES ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION › SUBCHAPTER IV — ENFORCEMENT › § 8143

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

United States district courts can hear lawsuits filed by the head of an executive agency named in section 8111(a). The agency head may sue to stop conduct that breaks section 8124 or section 8141, or to force someone to take an action required under this chapter or the Additional Protocol. A suit to stop a violation can be filed in the district where the violation happened or where the person being sued lives or does business. A suit to force action can be filed where the person being sued lives or does business. Legal papers may be served on the person being sued wherever they live or are found.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §8143

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Jurisdiction

The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction over civil actions brought by the head of an executive agency designated under section 8111(a) of this title—

(1)to restrain any conduct in violation of section 8124 of this title or section 8141 of this title; or

(2)to compel the taking of any action required by or under this chapter or the Additional Protocol.

(b)Civil actions

(1)In general

A civil action described in subsection (a) may be brought—

(A)in the case of a civil action described in paragraph (1) of such subsection, in the United States district court for the judicial district in which any act, omission, or transaction constituting a violation of section 8124 of this title or section 8141 of this title occurred or in which the defendant is found or transacts business; or

(B)in the case of a civil action described in paragraph (2) of such subsection, in the United States district court for the judicial district in which the defendant is found or transacts business.

(2)Service of process

In any such civil action, process shall be served on a defendant wherever the defendant may reside or may be found.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 8143

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110