22 U.S.C. § 282f — Jurisdiction and venue of actions

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Lawsuits against the Corporation in the U.S. are treated as happening in the district where its main U.S. office is. These cases are considered federal cases, and federal courts can hear them from the start. The Corporation can also move a state court case to a federal court.

For any lawsuit that may be brought within the United States, its territories, or its possessions, by or against the Corporation under its Articles of Agreement, the Corporation is treated as an "inhabitant" of the federal judicial district where its main U.S. office is located. Any such lawsuit — whether at law or in equity — that involves the Corporation as a party is treated as "aris[ing] under the laws of the United States," meaning it's a federal legal matter. Because of this, U.S. district courts have original jurisdiction — they can hear such cases directly, from the start. When the Corporation is sued as a defendant, it may remove the case from a state court to the proper federal district court at any time before trial, following the normal legal procedure for removing cases.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

For the purpose of any action which may be brought within the United States or its Territories or possessions by or against the Corporation in accordance with the Articles of Agreement of the Corporation, the Corporation shall be deemed to be an inhabitant of the Federal judicial district in which its principal office in the United States is located, and any such action at law or in equity to which the Corporation shall be a party shall be deemed to arise under the laws of the United States, and the district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction of any such action. When the Corporation is a defendant in any such action, it may, at any time before the trial thereof, remove such action from a State court into the district court of the United States for the proper district by following the procedure for removal of causes otherwise provided by law.

Source credit: (Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 788, § 8, 69 Stat. 670.)

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1955Enacted · Act of Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 788 · 69 Stat. 670

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