22 U.S.C. § 1644
Section 1644 · Congressional declaration of purpose
Amended 2 times on record
It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide for the determination of the validity and amounts of outstanding claims against the German Democratic Republic which arose out of the nationalization, expropriation, or other taking of (or special measures directed against) property interests of nationals of the United States. This subchapter shall not be construed as authorizing or as any intention to authorize an appropriation by the United States for the purpose of paying such claims.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Separability
Section 614 of act Mar. 10, 1950, as added by Pub. L. 94–542, provided that: “If any provisions of this Act [enacting this subchapter] 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.”