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 PUBLIC LAW 97-127—DEC. 29, 1981

95 STAT. 1675

Public Law 97-127 97th Congress A n Act To provide for the final settlement of certain claims against Czechoslovakia, and for other purposes.

Dec. 29, 19«1 [S. 1946]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Czechosiovakian

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SHORT TITLE

Claims Settlement Act of 1981.

1. This Act may be cited as the "Czechosiovakian Claims 22 USC note Settlement Act of 1981". P"^'^ i^^^. SECTION

APPROVAL OP AGREEMENT

SEC. 2. (a) The Congress hereby approves the Agreement between 22 USC note the Government of the United States of America and the Govern- ^^^^- ^^^^ ment of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic on the Settlement of Certain Outstanding Claims and Financial Issues, initialed at Prague, CzechoslovaMa on November 6, 1981. (b) The President may, without further approval by the Congress, execute such technical revisions of the Agreement approved by subsection (a) of this section as in his judgment may from time to time be required to facilitate the implementation of that Agreement. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize any revision of that Agreement to reduce any amount to be paid by the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic to the United States Government under the Agreement, or to defer the payment of any such amount. DEFINITIONS

SEC. 3. For the purposes of this Act— 22 USC note (1) "Agreement" means the Agreement on the Settlement of ^^^- ^^^^ Certain Outstanding Claims and Financial Issues approved by section 2(a) of this Act; (2) "national of the United States" has the meaning given such term by section 401(1) of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949; 22 USC 1642. (3) "Commission" means the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States; (4) "Fund" means the Czechosiovakian Claims Fund established by section 402(b) of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949;

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(5) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury; and (6) "property" ipeans any property, right, or interest. THE FUND

SEC. 4. (a) The Secretary shall cover into the Fund the amount paid 22 USC note by the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic in settle- P^®'^ ^^'^^ ment and discharge of claims of nationals of the United States

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