II 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3520 

To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to allow for 

certain claims of nationals of the United States against Turkey, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 15, 2006 

Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. MENENDEZ) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 

to allow for certain claims of nationals of the United 

States against Turkey, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American-Owned Prop5 erty in Occupied Cyprus Claims Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT. 

7 The International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 

8 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

9 the following new title: 


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1 ‘‘TITLE VIII—CLAIMS AGAINST 

2 TURKEY 

3 ‘‘SEC. 801. PURPOSE. 

4 ‘‘The purpose of this title is to provide for the deter5 mination of the validity and amounts of claims against 

6 Turkey which arise out of the continued exclusion of na7 tionals of the United States from property they own that 

8 is located in those portions of the territory of Cyprus 

9 which Turkey occupies. This title may not be construed 

10 as authorizing or as any intention to authorize an appro11 priation by the United States for the purpose of paying 

12 such claims. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 802. DEFINITIONS. 

14 ‘‘In this title— 

15 ‘‘(1) CLAIMANT.—The term ‘claimant’ means 

16 any national of the United States who files a claim 

17 under this title. 

18 ‘‘(2) CLAIMS FUND.—The term ‘Claims Fund’ 

19 means the claims fund described in section 808(a). 

20 ‘‘(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ 

21 means the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission 

22 of the United States. 

23 ‘‘(4) CYPRUS.—The term ‘Cyprus’ means the 

24 Republic of Cyprus. 


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1 ‘‘(5) NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES.—The 

2 term ‘national of the United States’ means— 

3 ‘‘(A) a natural person who is a citizen of 

4 the United States; and 

5 ‘‘(B) a corporation or other legal entity 

6 which is organized under the laws of the United 

7 States or of any State, the District of Colum8 bia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, if 

9 natural persons who are citizens of the United 

10 States own, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or 

11 more of the outstanding capital stock or other 

12 beneficial interest of such corporation or entity. 

13 ‘‘(6) PROPERTY.—The term ‘property’ means 

14 any real property, or any right, or interest in real 

15 property, including any lease owned under the laws 

16 of Cyprus and located in those portions of the terri17 tory of Cyprus that are occupied by Turkey. 

18 ‘‘(7) TURKEY.—The term ‘Turkey’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) the Republic of Turkey; 

20 ‘‘(B) any agent of the Government of Tur21 key, or any unincorporated association that 

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1 tion known as the ‘Turkish Republic of North2 ern Cyprus’; 

3 ‘‘(C) any political subdivision, agency, or 

4 instrumentality of Turkey, including the Turk5 ish Armed Forces; and 

6 ‘‘(D) any organization that purports to be 

7 a political subdivision, agency, or instrumen8 tality of the unincorporated association known 

9 as the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 803. COMMENCEMENT OF NEGOTIATIONS BY THE 

11 SECRETARY OF STATE. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is urged to au13 thorize the Secretary of State to commence negotiations 

14 with Turkey to reach an agreement with respect to the 

15 payment by Turkey of claims certified under section 806 

16 and to continue such negotiations until such agreement 

17 is reached. 

18 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT TO RECEIVE CLAIMS.—The 

19 Commission shall receive claims, determine the validity of 

20 claims, and make awards under section 804 as of the ef21 fective date of the American-Owned Property in Occupied 

22 Cyprus Claims Act without regard to whether or not the 

23 President authorizes the Secretary of State to commence 

24 the negotiations referred to in subsection (a) and without 


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1 regard to whether or not the Secretary of State com2 mences such negotiations if authorized. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 804. RECEIPT AND DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS. 

4 ‘‘(a) DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

6 the Commission shall receive and determine in ac7 cordance with applicable substantive law, including 

8 international law, the validity and amounts of claims 

9 by nationals of the United States against Turkey 

10 arising on or after July 20, 1974, for the fair rental 

11 market value of the use and continued occupation by 

12 Turkey of property located in the territory of Cyprus 

13 which— 

14 ‘‘(A) is owned by such nationals under the 

15 laws of Cyprus; and 

16 ‘‘(B) at the time the exclusion from or oc17 cupation of the property began, was owned, 

18 under the laws of Cyprus, wholly or partially, 

19 directly or indirectly, by nationals of the United 

20 States. 

21 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Commission shall re22 duce value of the fair rental market value deter23 mined under paragraph (1) to the extent restoration 

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1 ant has received from any source on account of the 

2 same loss or losses for which the claim is filed. 

3 ‘‘(b) RIGHTS IN PROPERTY RETAINED.—A claimant 

4 shall not be required or deemed, either directly or indi5 rectly, to transfer, waive, or otherwise forfeit any right of 

6 ownership in or to the property that the claimant owns 

7 under the laws of Cyprus as a condition of or as the result 

8 of filing a claim under this title, having the claim deter9 mined, or accepting an award based on the claim. 

10 ‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH TIME PE12 RIOD.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the 

13 enactment of an appropriations Act that makes 

14 available funds for payment of administrative ex15 penses incurred by the Commission in carrying out 

16 this title, the Commission shall establish a period 

17 during which claimants may submit claims under 

18 this title. 

19 ‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—The Commission shall 

20 publish the beginning and ending dates of the period 

21 referred to in paragraph (1) in the Federal Register. 

22 ‘‘(3) LENGTH.—The period referred to in para23 graph (1) may not be longer than 24 months and 

24 shall begin on the last day of the month in which 


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1 the notice is of the period published under para2 graph (2). 

3 ‘‘SEC. 805. OWNERSHIP OF CLAIMS. 

4 ‘‘A claim may be favorably considered under section 

5 804— 

6 ‘‘(1) only if the property right on which the 

7 claim is based was owned, wholly or partially, di8 rectly or indirectly, by a national of the United 

9 States under the laws of Cyprus on the date on 

10 which the exclusion from or occupation of the prop11 erty began; and 

12 ‘‘(2) only to the extent that the claim has been 

13 held by one or more nationals of the United States 

14 continuously from that date until the date the claim 

15 is filed with the Commission. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 806. CERTIFICATION; ASSIGNED CLAIMS. 

17 ‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION OF CLAIMS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) TO THE CLAIMANT.—The Commission 

19 shall certify to each claimant who files a claim under 

20 this title— 

21 ‘‘(A) the amount determined by the Com22 mission to be the loss suffered by the claimant 

23 which is covered by this title; and 

24 ‘‘(B) if, on the date on which the certifi25 cation under subparagraph (A) is made, Turkey 


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1 is excluding the claimant from the claimant’s 

2 property, a mathematical basis determined by 

3 the Commission for calculating the loss suffered 

4 by the claimant for the continued use and occu5 pation of the property by Turkey after the date 

6 of the award. 

7 ‘‘(2) TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.—The 

8 Commission shall certify to the Secretary of State— 

9 ‘‘(A) the amount of each claim certified 

10 under paragraph (1)(A); 

11 ‘‘(B) any mathematical basis certified 

12 under paragraph (1)(B) in connection with that 

13 claim; and 

14 ‘‘(C) a statement of the evidence relied 

15 upon and the reasoning employed in making the 

16 Commission’s determination of the amount re17 ferred to in subparagraph (A) and the mathe18 matical basis referred to in subparagraph (B). 

19 ‘‘(b) ASSIGNED CLAIMS.—In any case in which a 

20 claim under this title is assigned by purchase before the 

21 Commission determines the amount due on that claim, the 

22 amount so determined shall not exceed the amount of ac23 tual consideration paid by the last such assignee. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 807. CONSOLIDATED AWARDS. 

2 ‘‘With respect to any claim under section 804 which, 

3 at the time of the award, is vested in persons other than 

4 the person by whom the original loss was sustained, the 

5 Commission shall issue a consolidated award in favor of 

6 all claimants then entitled to the award. The award shall 

7 indicate the respective interests of such claimants in the 

8 award, and all such claimants shall participate, in propor9 tion to their indicated interests, in any payments that may 

10 be made under this title in all respects as if the award 

11 had been in favor of a single person. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 808. CLAIMS FUND. 

13 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Treasury 

14 may establish in the Treasury of the United States a 

15 Claims Fund for the payment of unsatisfied claims of na16 tionals of the United States against Turkey, as authorized 

17 by this title. 

18 ‘‘(b) CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLAIMS FUND.—The 

19 Claims Fund shall be composed of such sums as may be 

20 paid to, or realized by, the United States pursuant to the 

21 terms of any agreement settling those claims described in 

22 section 804 that may be entered into between the Govern23 ments of the United States and Turkey. 

24 ‘‘(c) DEDUCTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EX25 PENSES.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall deduct 

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1 amount equal to 5 percent thereof as reimbursement to 

2 the Government of the United States for expenses in3 curred by the Commission and by the Department of the 

4 Treasury in the administration of this title. The amounts 

5 so deducted shall be covered into the Treasury as miscella6 neous receipts. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 809. AWARD PAYMENT PROCEDURES. 

8 ‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION OF AWARDS TO SECRETARY OF

9 THE TREASURY.—The Commission shall certify to the 

10 Secretary of the Treasury, in terms of United States cur11 rency, each award made pursuant to section 804. 

12 ‘‘(b) PAYMENT OF AWARDS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS.—Upon certification 

14 of each award made under section 804, the Sec15 retary of the Treasury shall, out of the sums covered 

16 into the Claims Fund, make payments on account of 

17 such awards as follows, and in the following order 

18 of priority: 

19 ‘‘(A) Payment in the amount of $5,000 or 

20 the principal amount of the award (excluding 

21 any calculations made under any mathematical 

22 basis certified under section 806(a)(1)(B)), 

23 whichever is less. 

24 ‘‘(B) Thereafter, payments from time to 

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1 unpaid balance of the principal amounts of all 

2 awards (including any calculations made under 

3 any mathematical basis certified under section 

4 807(a)(1)(B)) according to the proportions 

5 which the unpaid balance of such awards bear 

6 to the total amount in the Claims Fund avail7 able for distribution at the time such payments 

8 are made. 

9 ‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT PAYMENTS.—After payment 

10 has been made in full of the principal amounts of all 

11 awards pursuant to paragraph (1), pro rata pay12 ments may be made on account of any interest that 

13 may be allowed on such awards. 

14 ‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—Payments or applications for 

15 payments under subsection (b) shall be made in accord16 ance with any such regulations as the Secretary of the 

17 Treasury may prescribe. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 810. SETTLEMENT PERIOD. 

19 ‘‘The Commission shall complete the settlement of 

20 claims under this title not later than 3 years after the 

21 final date for the filing of claims as provided in section 

22 804. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 811. TRANSFER OF RECORDS. 

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1 wise make available to the Commission such records and 

2 documents relating to claims described in section 804 by 

3 this title as may be required by the Commission in car4 rying out its functions under this title. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 812. FEES FOR SERVICES. 

6 ‘‘(a) LIMITATION ON FEES.— 

7 ‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—No remuneration on ac8 count of services rendered on behalf of any claimant, 

9 in connection with any claim filed with the Commis10 sion under this title, may exceed 10 percent of the 

11 total amount paid pursuant to an award certified 

12 under the provisions of this title on account of such 

13 claim. 

14 ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION OF AGREEMENTS.—Any 

15 agreement contrary to the limitation set forth in 

16 paragraph (1) shall be unlawful and void. 

17 ‘‘(b) PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.—Whoever, in the 

18 United States or elsewhere, demands or receives, on ac19 count of services rendered to which paragraph (1) applies, 

20 any remuneration in excess of the maximum permitted by 

21 subsection (a), shall be fined not more than $5,000, or 

22 imprisoned not more than 12 months, or both. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 813. APPLICATION OF OTHER PROVISIONS. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) PROVISIONS.—To the extent they are not 

2 inconsistent with the provisions of this title, the fol3 lowing provisions of title I of this Act shall apply to 

4 this title: 

5 ‘‘(A) Subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (h) 

6 of section 4. 

7 ‘‘(B) Subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) of 

8 section 7. 

9 ‘‘(2) REFERENCE.—Any reference to ‘this title’ 

10 in the provisions described in subparagraph (A) or 

11 (B) of paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a ref12 erence to such provisions and to this title. 

13 ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCE14 DURE.—Except as otherwise provided in this title and in 

15 the provisions of title I referred to in subparagraph (A) 

16 or (B) of subsection (a)(1), the Commission shall comply 

17 with the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5, and the 

18 provisions of chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 814. SEPARABILITY. 

20 ‘‘If any provision of this title or the application there21 of to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the re22 mainder of this title or the application of such provision 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 815. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap3 propriated for any fiscal year beginning on or after Octo4 ber 1, 2005, such sums as may be necessary to enable 

5 the Commission and the Secretary of the Treasury to pay 

6 their respective administrative expenses incurred in car7 rying out their functions under this title. 

8 ‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appro9 priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 

10 subsection (a) may remain available until expended.’’. 

11 SEC. 3. JURISDICTION OF U.S. DISTRICT COURTS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 85 of title 28, United 

13 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing new section: 

15 ‘‘§ 1370. Civil actions against private persons by na16 tionals of the United States who own real 

17 property in Cyprus 

18 ‘‘(a) JURISDICTION.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The district courts shall 

20 have original jurisdiction of any covered civil action 

21 brought by a national of the United States— 

22 ‘‘(A) who holds title to any property under 

23 the laws of Cyprus that is located in that por24 tion of the territory of Cyprus that is occupied 

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1 ‘‘(B) who has been excluded from the 

2 property by reason of such occupation. 

3 ‘‘(2) RECOVERY.—In a covered civil action, a 

4 national of the United States may recover the fair 

5 rental value of the property that is the subject of 

6 such action during the period of use, or occupation 

7 of, or benefit from, such property. 

8 ‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULES.—In any covered civil action 

9 brought under this section— 

10 ‘‘(1) process shall be deemed served if service is 

11 accomplished in any manner provided under this 

12 title; 

13 ‘‘(2) the district court shall not consider the 

14 doctrine of forum non conveniens and shall refuse to 

15 hear any motion or request by any person or party 

16 that the covered civil action be dismissed on the 

17 grounds of forum non conveniens; 

18 ‘‘(3) in determining whether the person or 

19 party asserting the covered civil action has lawful 

20 title, the district court shall apply only the laws of 

21 Cyprus; 

22 ‘‘(4) in determining the amount of any award 

23 in the covered civil action, the district court shall 

24 consider only evidence of the fair rental market 

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1 use, or benefit by the person against whom the ac2 tion is brought, as that value would have been cal3 culated in Cyprus if the plaintiff had not been ex4 cluded from the property; and 

5 ‘‘(5) the district court shall deduct the amount 

6 of any award paid to the plaintiff under title VIII 

7 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, 

8 or the amount of any judgment for the plaintiff 

9 under section 5 of the American-Owned Property in 

10 Occupied Cyprus Claims Act on account of the same 

11 use, occupation, or benefit that is the basis of the 

12 covered civil action under this section. 

13 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION OF ACTION.—Any covered civil ac14 tion against a private person under this section may not 

15 be brought later than 36 months after the last day of the 

16 month in which the private person ceases to use, occupy, 

17 or benefit from the property. This subsection applies in 

18 lieu of section 1658 of this title. 

19 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 

20 ‘‘(1) the term ‘covered civil action’ means a civil 

21 action against any private person who for any pur22 pose and in any way uses, occupies, or benefits from 

23 property described in subsection (a)(1)(A) at any 

24 time during the period of the exclusion described in 

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1 ‘‘(2) the term ‘Cyprus’ means the Republic of 

2 Cyprus; 

3 ‘‘(3) the term ‘national of the United States’ 

4 means— 

5 ‘‘(A) a natural person who is a citizen of 

6 the United States; and 

7 ‘‘(B) a corporation or other legal entity 

8 which is organized under the laws of the United 

9 States or of any State, the District of Colum10 bia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, if 

11 natural persons who are citizens of the United 

12 States own, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or 

13 more of the outstanding capital stock or other 

14 beneficial interest of such corporation or entity; 

15 ‘‘(4) the term ‘private person’ means any nat16 ural person or legal entity other than Turkey; 

17 ‘‘(5) the term ‘property’ means any real prop18 erty or any right or interest in any real property, in19 cluding any lease to which a national of the United 

20 States holds title under the laws of Cyprus; and 

21 ‘‘(6) the term ‘Turkey’ means— 

22 ‘‘(A) the Republic of Turkey; 

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1 state under the auspices of the Government of 

2 Turkey, including the unincorporated associa3 tion known as the ‘Turkish Republic of North4 ern Cyprus’; 

5 ‘‘(C) any political subdivision, agency, or 

6 instrumentality of the Republic of Turkey, in7 cluding the Turkish Armed Forces; and 

8 ‘‘(D) any organization that purports to be 

9 a political subdivision, agency, or instrumen10 tality of the unincorporated association known 

11 as the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’.’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec13 tions for chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘1370. Civil actions against private persons by nationals of the United States 

who own real property in Cyprus.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. VENUE. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 87 of title 28, United 

17 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing new section: 

19 ‘‘§ 1414. Venue for civil actions against private per20 sons brought by nationals of the United 

21 States who own real property in Cyprus 

22 ‘‘A covered civil action under section 1370 may be 

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1 District of Columbia and the United States District Court 

2 for the Southern District of New York.’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec4 tions for chapter 87 of title 28, United States Code, is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘1414. Venue for civil actions against private persons brought by nationals of 

the United States who own real property in Cyprus.’’. 

6 SEC. 5. ACTION AGAINST THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT. 

7 (a) JURISDICTION OF U.S. COURTS.—The Govern8 ment of Turkey shall not be immune from the jurisdiction 

9 of the courts of the United States or of the States in any 

10 case in which— 

11 (1) rights in property of a national of the 

12 United States that is occupied by the Government of 

13 Turkey in violation of international law are in issue; 

14 and 

15 (2) that property or any property exchanged for 

16 such property— 

17 (A) is present in the United States in con18 nection with a commercial activity carried on by 

19 the Government of Turkey in the United 

20 States; or 

21 (B) is owned or operated by an agency or 

22 instrumentality of the Government of Turkey 

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1 (i) is engaged in a commercial activity 

2 in the United States; or 

3 (ii) purchases or otherwise acquires 

4 any good or service for which the approval, 

5 authorization, or consent of the United 

6 States is required by law, by the President, 

7 or by any department, agency, or instru8 mentality of the United States Govern9 ment. 

10 (b) APPLICABILITY OF AND RELATIONSHIP TO FOR11 EIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT.— 

12 (1) APPLICABILITY.—The provisions of chapter 

13 97 of title 28, United States Code, apply to a civil 

14 action brought under subsection (a) as if the action 

15 were brought under such chapter. 

16 (2) ASSERTION OF INDEPENDENT JURISDIC17 TION.—The jurisdiction conferred by subsection (a) 

18 is in addition to any jurisdiction conferred by chap19 ter 97 of title 28, United States Code. 

20 (c) DEDUCTIONS OF OTHER AWARDS.—In any action 

21 brought under subsection (a), the court shall deduct from 

22 the amount of any judgment the amount of any award 

23 paid to the plaintiff under title VIII of the International 

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1 United States Code, on account of the same subject mat2 ter that is the basis of the action under this section. 

3 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

4 (1) the term ‘‘Government of Turkey’’ includes 

5 all the entities described in subparagraphs (B), (C), 

6 and (D) of section 802(7) of the International 

7 Claims Settlement Act of 1949; 

8 (2) the term ‘‘agency or instrumentality of the 

9 Government of Turkey’’ means any of the entities 

10 described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of sec11 tion 802(7) of the International Claims Settlement 

12 Act of 1949; 

13 (3) the term ‘‘court of the United States’’ has 

14 the meaning given that term in section 451 of title 

15 28, United States Code; 

16 (4) the terms ‘‘national of the United States’’ 

17 and ‘‘property’’ have the meanings given those terms 

18 in section 802 of the International Claims Settle19 ment Act of 1949; and 

20 (5) the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 

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1 SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

3 take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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