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PUBLIC LAW 88-666-OCT. 16, 1964

[78 STAT.

Public Law 88-666 October 16, 1964 [ H. R. 12259]

International Claims Settlement Act, amendment. 64 Stat. 12; 72 Stat. 527. 22 USC 1621 note.

AN ACT To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to provide for the determination of the amounts of claims of nationals of the United States against the Government of Cuba.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled., That the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title: "TITLE V uPURPOSE OF TPPLE

Cuba. Claims of U.S. nationals.

"SEC. 501. I t is the purpose of this title to provide for the determination of the amount and validity of claims against the Government of Cuba which have arisen out of debts for merchandise furnished or services rendered by nationals of the United States without regard to the date on which such merchandise was furnished or services were rendered or which have arisen since January 1, 1959, out of nationalization, expropriation, intervention, or other takings of, or special measures directed against, property of nationals of the United States, and claims for disability or death of nationals of the United States arising out of violations of international law by the Government of Cuba, in order to obtain information concerning the total amount of such claims against the Government of Cuba on oehalf of nationals of the United States. This title shall not be construed as authorizing an appropriation or as any intention to authorize an appropriation for the purpose of paying such claims. uDEFINITIONS

"SEC. 502. For the purposes of this title: "(1) The term 'national of the United States' means (A) a natural person who is a citizen of the United States, or (B) a corporation or other legal entity which is organized under the laws of the United States, or of any State, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Kico, if natural persons who are citizens of the United States own, directly or indirectly, 50 per centum or more of the outstanding capital stock or other beneficial interest of such corporation or entity. The term does not include aliens. "(2) The term 'Commission' means the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States. "(3) The term 'property' means any property, right, or interest, including any leasehold interest, and debts owed by the Government of Cuba or by enterprises which have been nationalized, expropriated, intervened, or taken by the Government of Cuba and debts which are a charge on property which has been nationalized, expropriated, intervened, or taken by the Government of Cuba. "(4) The term 'Government of Cuba' includes the government of any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof. «RECEIPT

OF CLAIMS

"SEC. 503. (a) The Commission shall receive and determine in accordance with applicable substantive law, including international law, the amount and validity of claims by nationals of the United States against the Government of Cuba arising out of debts for merchandise furnished or services rendered by nationals of the United

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