Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Honduras Expropriation Accountability Act”.
Honduras Expropriation Accountability Act
A BILL
To authorize the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States to process claims against the Government of Honduras related to the expropriation of property of United States persons.
Sec. 2 Holding Honduras accountable for the expropriation of the property of United States persons
Title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643 et seq.) is amended—
in section 501 (22 U.S.C. 1643)—
by inserting “, the Government of Honduras” before “, or the Chinese Communist regime” each place such term appears; and
by inserting “since January 1, 1979, in the case of claims against the Government of Honduras,” after “in the case of claims against the Government of Cuba,”;
in section 502 (22 U.S.C. 1643a)—
in paragraph (3), by inserting “, the Government of Honduras,” after “the Government of Cuba” each place such term appears; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(4) The term Government of Honduras includes the government of any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of Honduras.”
in section 503 (22 U.S.C. 1643b)—
in subsection (a), by striking “within sixty days after October 16, 1964, or sixty days after November 6, 1966, with respect to claims against the Chinese Communist regime” and inserting “not later than 60 days after October 16, 1964, with respect to claims against the Government of Cuba, not later than 60 days after November 6, 1966, with respect to claims against the Chinese Communist regime, or not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Honduras Expropriation Accountability Act, with respect to claims against the Government of Honduras”;
by inserting “and claims against the Government of Honduras” after “in the case of claims against the Government of Cuba” each place such term appears; and
by inserting “the Government of Honduras,” before “, or the Chinese Communist regime” each place such term appears; and
in section 505(a) (22 U.S.C. 1643d(a)), by inserting “the Government of Honduras,” after “the Government of Cuba,”.