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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1975. Claims for amounts expended because of seizure
(a) Action by Secretary
The Secretary of State shall -
(1) immediately notify a foreign country of -
(A) any reimbursement made by him under section 1973 of this
title as a result of the seizure of a vessel of the United
States by such country,
(B) any payment made pursuant to section 1977 of this title
in connection with such seizure, and
(2) take such action as he deems appropriate to make and
collect claims against such foreign country for the amounts so
reimbursed and payments so made.
(b) Withholding amount of unpaid claim from foreign assistance
funds
If a foreign country fails or refuses to make payment in full on
any claim made under subsection (a)(2) of this section within one
hundred and twenty days after the date on which such country is
notified pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section, the
Secretary of State shall transfer an amount equal to such unpaid
claim or unpaid portion thereof from any funds appropriated by
Congress and programed for the current fiscal year for assistance
to the government of such country under the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.] unless the President certifies to
the Congress that it is in the national interest not to do so in
the particular instance (and if such funds are insufficient to
cover such claim, transfer shall be made from any funds so
appropriated and programed for the next and any succeeding fiscal
year) to (1) the Fishermen's Protective Fund established pursuant
to section 1979 of this title if the amount is transferred with
respect to an unpaid claim for a reimbursement made under section
1973 of this title, or (2) the separate account established in the
Treasury of the United States pursuant to section 1977(c) of this
title if the amount is transferred with respect to an unpaid claim
for a payment made under section 1977(a) of this title. Amounts
transferred under this section shall not constitute satisfaction of
any such claim of the United States against such foreign country.
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