[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 868 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
1st Session
H. R. 868
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 19, 2003
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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AN ACT
To amend section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1994 and 1995 to require that certain claims for expropriation by
the Government of Nicaragua meet certain requirements for purposes of
the prohibition on foreign assistance to that government.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nicaragua Property Dispute
Settlement Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CERTAIN CLAIMS FOR EXPROPRIATION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF
NICARAGUA.
Section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2370a) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(i) Certain Claims for Expropriation by Government of
Nicaragua.--(1) Any action of the types set forth in subparagraphs (A),
(B), and (C) of subsection (a)(1) that was taken by the Government of
Nicaragua during the period beginning on January 1, 1956, and ending on
January 9, 2002, shall not be considered in implementing the
prohibition under subsection (a) unless the action has been presented
in accordance with the procedure set forth in paragraph (2).
``(2) An action shall be deemed presented for purposes of paragraph
(1) if it is--
``(A) in writing; and
``(B) received by the Department of State on or before 120
days after the date specified in paragraph (3) at--
``(i) the headquarters of the Department of State
in Washington, D.C.; or
``(ii) the Embassy of the United States of America
to Nicaragua.
``(3) The date to which paragraph (2) refers is a date after the
enactment of this subsection that is specified by the Secretary of
State, in the Secretary's discretion, in a notice published in the
Federal Register.''.
Passed the House of Representatives March 18, 2003.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.