§ 1645a. — 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: 22USC1645a]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 21--SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS
SUBCHAPTER VII--CLAIMS AGAINST VIETNAM
Sec. 1645a. Definitions
As used in this subchapter--
(1) the term ``National of the United States'' means--
(A) a natural person who is a citizen of the United States;
and
(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 Rico, 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;
(2) the term ``Commission'' means the Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission of the United States;
(3) the term ``property'' means--
(A) any property, right, or interest, including any
leasehold interest,
(B) any debt owed by Vietnam or by any enterprise which has
been nationalized, expropriated, or otherwise taken by Vietnam,
and
(C) any debt which is a charge on property which has been
nationalized, expropriated, or otherwise taken by Vietnam;
(4) the term ``Vietnam'' means--
(A) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,
(B) any predecessor governing authority operating in South
Vietnam on or after April 29, 1975, including the Provisional
Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam,
(C) the Government of the former Democratic Republic of
Vietnam, and
(D) any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of
any of the entities referred to in subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C); and
(5) the term ``Claims Fund'' means the special fund established
in the Treasury of the United States composed of such sums as may be
paid to or realized by the United States pursuant to the terms of
any agreement settling those claims described in section 1645b of
this title that may be entered into between the Governments of the
United States and Vietnam.
(Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title VII, Sec. 702, as added Pub. L. 96-606,
Dec. 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 3534.)
