An Act to permit suits to adjudicate certain real property quiet title actions
PL 92-562 (S.216), enacted 10/25/1972

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PUBLIC Li* W 92-562-OCT. 25, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
October 25, 1972 
[S. 216] 
Public Law 92-562 
AN ACT 
To permit suits to adjudicate certain real property quiet title actions. 
Real property 
quiet title 
actions. 
Adjudication. 
62 Stat. 933; 
80 Stat. 1148. 
Jurisdiction. 
Infra. 
62 Stat. 970; 
80 Stat. 304. 
28 u s e 2401. 
68 Stat. 1241; 
84 Stat. 449. 
80 Stat. 1140. 
66 Stat. 560. 
Supra, 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled,, That section 1346 
of title 28, United States Code^ is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(f) The district courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction 
of civil actions under section 2409a to quiet title to an estate or inter-
est in real property in which an interest is claimed by the United 
States." 
SEC. 2. Section 1402 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(d) Any civil action under section 2409a to quiet title to an estate 
or interest in real property in which an interest is claimed by the 
United States shall be brought in the district court of the district 
where the property is located or, if located in diiferent districts, in any 
of such districts." 
SEC. 3. (a) Chapter 161 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after section 2409 of such title the following new section: 
*'§ 2409a. Real property quiet title actions 
"(a) The United States may be named as a party defendant in a 
civil action under this section to adjudicate a disputed title to real 
property in which the United States claims an interest, other than a 
security interest or water rights. This section does not apply to trust 
or restricted Indian lands, nor does it apply to or affect actions which 
may be or could have been brought under sections 1346, 1347, 1491, or 
2410 of this title, sections 7424, 7425, or 7426 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1954, as amended (26 U.S.C. 7424, 7425, and 7426), or section 
208 of the Act of July 10,1952 (43 U.S.C. 666). 
"(b) The United States shall not be disturbed in possession or con-
trol of any real property involved in any action under this section 
pending a final judgment or decree, the conclusion of any appeal there-
from, and sixty days; and if the final determination shall be adverse to 
the United States, the United States nevertheless may retain such 
possession or control of the real property or of any part thereof as it 
may elect, upon payment to the person determined to be entitled thereto 
of an amount which upon such election the district court in the same 
action shall determine to be just compensation for such possession or 
control. 
"(c) The complaint shall set forth with particularity the nature 
of the right, title, or interest which the plaintiff claims in the real 
property, the circumstances under which it was acquired, and the 
right, title, or interest claimed by the United States. 
"(d) If the United States disclaims all interest in the real prop-
erty or interest therein adverse to the plaintiff at any time prior to 
the actual commencement of the trial, which disclaimer is confirmed 
by order of the court, the jurisdiction of the district court shall cease 
unless it has jurisdiction of the civil action or suit on ground other 
than and independent of the authority conferred by section 1346(f) 
of this title. 
"(e) A civil action against the United States under this section shall 
be tried by the court without a jury. 
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"(f) Any civil action under this section shall be barred unless it i.^J**"/'' °^ 
is commenced within twelve years of the date upon which it accrued. *""**' *'"** 
Such action shall be deemed to have accrued on the date the plaintiff or 
his predecessor in interest knew or should have known of the claim of 
the United States. 
"(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit suits 
against the United States based upon adverse possession.^' 
(b) The chapter analysis at the beginning of chapter 161 of title 
28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 2409 the following new item: 
"2409a. Real property quiet title actions." 
Approved October 25, 1972. 
Public Law 92-563 
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October 25. 1972 
To provide for the establishment of a national advisory commission to determine 
[H. R. 15475] 
the most eflPective means of finding the cause of and cures and treatments for 
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multiple sclerosis. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ 
SHORT TITLE 
National Advis-
ory Commission 
on Multiple. 
Sclerosis Act. 
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "National Advisory Com-
mission on Multiple Sclerosis Act". 
FINDINGS 
SEC. 2. The Congress finds that— 
(1) multiple sclerosis is a disease characterized by degeneration 
within the brain and spinal cord and by loss of motor and sensory 
functions; 
(2) this disease, known as the "great crippler of young adults", 
generally makes its first appearance in the very prime of life, 
between the ages of twenty and forty, already affects great num-
bers of Americans, and will begin to afflict an even greater num-
ber as our young adult population expands; 
(3) the cause of multiple sclerosis is unknown and there is 
neither a preventive nor a cure for the disease; and 
(4) the determination of the most effective program for dis-
covering the cause of and cures and treatments for the disease 
deserves the highest priority. 
NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION 
SEC. 3. (a) (1) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Appointment. 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Secretary"^, after 
consultation with the advisory council to the National Institute on 
Neurological Diseases and Stroke appointed under section 342 of 
the Public Health Service Act, shall appoint a national advisory 8/stat*\'24o'' 
commission to determine the most effective means of finding the cause 42 use 258. 
of and cures and treatments for multiple sclerosis. Such study and study. 
investigation shall give particular emphasis to the need for additional 
financial support by the Federal Government and the means by which 
the Federal Government can best participate in the effort to find 
the cause of and cures and treatments for multiple sclerosis.