22 U.S.C. § 1643A
Section 1643a · Definitions
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (U.S. 2026, slip opinion) (2026)
Most recently applied in Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (U.S. 2026, slip opinion) (May 2026)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
For the purposes of this subchapter:
(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 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. 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 the Chinese Communist regime or by enterprises which have been nationalized, expropriated, intervened, or taken by the Government of Cuba or the Chinese Communist regime and debts which are a charge on property which has been nationalized, expropriated, intervened, or taken by the Government of Cuba or the Chinese Communist regime.
(4) The term “Government of Cuba” includes the government of any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof.
(5) The term “Chinese Communist regime” means the so-called Peoples Republic of China, including any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1966—Par. (3). Pub. L. 89–780, §2(1), inserted reference to the Chinese Communist regime in three places.
Par. (5). Pub. L. 89–780, §2(2), added par. (5).
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.