22 USC § 1631h - Hearings on claims; rules and regulations; delegation of powers

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s1631h"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 1631h - Hearings on claims; rules and regulations; delegation of powers"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "1631h"
section_name: "Hearings on claims; rules and regulations; delegation of powers"
chapter_number: 21
chapter_name: "SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "VESTING AND LIQUIDATION OF BULGARIAN, HUNGARIAN, AND RUMANIAN PROPERTY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title II, § 209, as added Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 645, § 3, 69 Stat. 568.)"
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# § 1631h. Hearings on claims; rules and regulations; delegation of powers

The officer or agency designated by the President under this subchapter to entertain claims under sections 1631f(b) and 1631g of this title shall have power to hold such hearings as may be deemed necessary; to prescribe rules and regulations governing the form and contents of claims, the proof thereof, and all other matters related to proceedings on such claims; and in connection with such proceedings to issue subpenas, administer oaths, and examine witnesses. Such powers, and any other powers conferred upon such officer or agency by sections 1631f(b) and 1631g of this title may be exercised through subordinate officers designated by such officer or agency.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 10, 1950, ch. 54, title II, § 209, as added Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 645, § 3, 69 Stat. 568.)