3.0.0 695 2023-01-11T19:57:30Z 2023-01-11T19:57:30Z Senate S S 2007-02-27 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-27T20:53:09Z American-Owned Property in Occupied Cyprus Claims Act 110 1456 HR 2007-07-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7961) Related bill CRS 2007-02-27 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2007-02-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2279) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-02-27 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2007-05-01 False International Affairs Administrative fees Administrative remedies Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Compensation (Law) Crime and Law Enforcement Cyprus Department of Justice District courts District of Columbia Economics and Public Finance Europe Evidence (Law) Expropriation Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government liability (International law) Government paperwork Government trust funds International claims Jurisdiction Law Legal fees Limitation of actions Middle East and North Africa Military occupation Negotiations New York State Rent Right of property Turkey International Affairs 00 2007-02-27 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-23T20:42:19Z American-Owned Property in Occupied Cyprus Claims Act - Amends the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to urge the President to authorize the Secretary of State to begin negotiations with Turkey to allow for certain claims by U.S. nationals respecting real property in the Turkish-held portions of Cyprus.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the Treasury a Claims Fund for the payment of unsatisfied claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey. Sets forth payment procedures.

Grants U.S. district court jurisdiction for civil actions against any private person (any natural person or legal entity other than Turkey) by a U.S. national who owns property in the Turkish-held portion of Cyprus.

Sets forth the conditions under which an action may be brought against the government of Turkey in U.S. or state courts.

]]> American-Owned Property in Occupied Cyprus Claims Act Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title American-Owned Property in Occupied Cyprus Claims Act Short Titles as Introduced American-Owned Property in Occupied Cyprus Claims Act Introduced in Senate 2007-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s695is/xml/BILLS-110s695is.xml 2007-02-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.