22 U.S.C. § 1642a — Financial provisions

(a) Deposit of proceeds of certain property The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to hold, in an account in the Treasury of the United States, the net proceeds of the sale of certain Czechoslovakian steel mill equipment heretofore blocked and sold in the United States by order of the Secretary of the Treasury under authority of Executive Order Numbered 9193, dated July 6, 1942 (7 F.R. 5205, July 9, 1942 ). (b) Creation of Czechoslovakian Claims Fund There is created in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be designated the Czechoslovakian Claims Fund, for the payment of unsatisfied claims of nationals of the United States against Czechoslovakia as authorized in this subchapter. (c) Voluntary settlement and payment of claims of nationals of the United States If, within one year following August 8, 1958 , the Government of Czechoslovakia voluntarily settles with and pays to the Government of the United States a sum in payment of claims of United States nationals against Czechoslovakia, all moneys held pursuant to subsection (a) of this section must be disposed of in accordance with the terms of the settlement agreement with Czechoslovakia and applicable provisions of this subchapter and the sum paid by Czechoslovakia must be covered into the Czechoslovakian Claims Fund. (d) Deposit of net proceeds into Fund Upon the expiration of one year after August 8, 1958 if no settlement with Czechoslovakia of the type specified in subsection (c) of this section has occurred, all moneys held pursuant to subsection (a) of this section except amounts held in reserve pursuant to section 1642b of this title , must be covered into the Czechoslovakian Claims Fund. (e) Deductions for expenses The Secretary of the Treasury must deduct from the Czechoslovakian Claims Fund 5 percent of it as reimbursement to the Government of the United States for the expenses incurred by the Commission and by the Treasury Department in the administration of this subchapter. The amount so deducted must be covered into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. (f) Disposition of balance of Fund After the deduction for administrative expenses pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, and after payment of awards certified pursuant to section 1642i of this title , the balance remaining in the Fund, if any, must be paid to Czechoslovakia in accordance with instructions to be provided by the Secretary of State.