50 USC § 4330 - Notice of claim; institution of suits; computation of time

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title: "50 USC § 4330 - Notice of claim; institution of suits; computation of time"
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title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
section_number: "4330"
section_name: "Notice of claim; institution of suits; computation of time"
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source_credit: "(Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 106, § 33, as added Dec. 18, 1941, ch. 593, title III, § 305, as added Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 878, § 1, 60 Stat. 925; amended Aug. 5, 1947, ch. 499, § 3, 61 Stat. 786; July 1, 1948, ch. 794, 62 Stat. 1218; Feb. 9, 1954, ch. 4, 68 Stat. 7; Aug. 23, 1954, ch. 830, § 2, 68 Stat. 768; Pub. L. 87–846, title II, § 204(b), Oct. 22, 1962, 76 Stat. 1115.)"
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# § 4330. Notice of claim; institution of suits; computation of time

December 18, 1941August 9, 1948December 18, 1941February 9, 1954section 4309 of this titleApril 30, 1949

No return may be made pursuant to section 4309 or 4329 of this title unless notice of claim has been filed: (a) in the case of any property or interest acquired by the United States prior to , by ; or (b) in the case of any property or interest acquired by the United States on or after , not later than one year from , or two years from the vesting of the property or interest in respect of which the claim is made, whichever is later. No suit pursuant to  may be instituted after , or after the expiration of two years from the date of the seizure by or vesting in the Alien Property Custodian, as the case may be, of the property or interest in respect of which relief is sought, whichever is later, but in computing such two years there shall be excluded any period during which there was pending a suit or claim for return pursuant to section 4309 or 4329(a) of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Oct. 6, 1917, ch. 106, § 33, as added Dec. 18, 1941, ch. 593, title III, § 305, as added Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 878, § 1, 60 Stat. 925; amended Aug. 5, 1947, ch. 499, § 3, 61 Stat. 786; July 1, 1948, ch. 794, 62 Stat. 1218; Feb. 9, 1954, ch. 4, 68 Stat. 7; Aug. 23, 1954, ch. 830, § 2, 68 Stat. 768; Pub. L. 87–846, title II, § 204(b), Oct. 22, 1962, 76 Stat. 1115.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 33 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior to classification as section 33, section was formerly classified to section 620 of the former Appendix to this title.

### Amendments

1962— struck out before period at end of first sentence “; except that return may be made to successor organizations designated pursuant to  if notice of claim is filed before the expiration of one year from the effective date of this Act”.

1954—Act , inserted before period at end of first sentence “; except that return may be made to successor organizations designated pursuant to  if notice of claim is filed before the expiration of one year from the effective date of this Act”.

Act , substituted “not later than one year from ” for “by ” in first sentence.

1948—Act , amended section generally, extending time for filing claims under section 4309 or 4329 of this title.

1947—Act , provided that notice of certain claims could be filed by , or that Italian notice of claim could be filed by .

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

Functions vested by law in Alien Property Custodian and Office of Alien Property Custodian transferred to Attorney General by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1947, § 101, eff. , 12 F.R. 4534, , set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.