§ 1642. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC1642]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 21--SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS
SUBCHAPTER IV--CLAIMS AGAINST CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Sec. 1642. Definitions
As used in this subchapter--
(1) ``National of the United States'' means (A) a natural person who
is a citizen of the United States, or who owes permanent allegiance to
the United States, and (B) a corporation or other legal entity which is
organized under the laws of the United States, any State or Territory
thereof, or the District of Columbia, if natural persons who are
nationals of the United States own, directly or indirectly, more than 50
per centum of the outstanding capital stock or other beneficial interest
in such legal entity. It does not include aliens. (2) ``Commission''
means the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States,
established, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Number 1 of 1954 (68 Stat.
1279). (3) ``Property'' means any property, right, or interest.
(Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title IV, Sec. 401, as added Pub. L. 85-604,
Sec. 1, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 527.)
References in Text
Reorganization Plan Number 1 of 1954 (68 Stat. 1279), referred to in
text, is Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1954, eff. July 1, 1954, 19 F.R. 3985, 68
Stat. 1279, which is set out as a note under section 1622 of this title.
Separability
Section 4 of Pub. L. 85-604 provided that: ``If any provision of
this Act [enacting this subchapter and amending sections 1641c and 1641j
of this title], or the application thereof to any person or
circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act, or the
application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall
not be affected.''
Transfer of Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States as
Separate Agency Within Department of Justice
For provisions transferring Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of
the United States as a separate agency within the Department of Justice,
see section 1622a et seq. of this title.
