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,art ,recov]y ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4        
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is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #b-- 7,a7 by  
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#h7 z p>agraph     
7#aj72  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph    
7#g7 ! foll[+3  7#h7 ,! int5t ( ?is ,act
 is to p]mit claims to recov]           
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passage ( "t s9ce ,_w ,w> ,,ii4 ,"s     
c\rts h fru/rat$ ! int5t ( ?is ,act by  
dismiss+ recov]y lawsuits 9 reliance on 
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la*es 7= example1 ,zuck]man v           
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,f4#c;d #ahf 7#b;d ,cir4 #bjai77 or     
adv]se possession1 acquisitive          
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#bjbd77 or on o!r non-m]its discretion>y
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 #aada 7#i? ,cir4 #bjah771 =um non      
conv5i5s1 int]national comity1 or       
prud5tial exhau/ion4 ,9 ord] to         
effectuate ! purpose ( ! ,act to p]mit  
claims to recov] ,nazi-loot$ art to be  
resolv$ on ! m]its1 ^! def5ses mu/ be   
preclud$4  7#i7 ,?is ,act also is int5d$
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proc$ures "u ?is ,act = ! recov]y (     
artwork or o!r prop]ty lo/ dur+ ! cov]$ 
p]iod because1 or z a result1 ( ,nazi   
p]secution1 includ+ by a cov]$ gov]nm5t 
7z def9$ 9 section #afje7;h77#c77;,b7 ( 
title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 or an   
ag5t or associate ( a cov]$ gov]nm5t1   
reg>dless ( ! nationality or citiz5%ip (

 ! alleg$ victim1 not)/&+ ! dome/ic     
tak+s rule "u ,f$]al ,republic ( ,g]many
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2 &  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#aj71 z s         
r$esignat$1 by /rik+ w yield j & fair   
resolutions 9 a m effici5t & pr$ictable 
mann] & ins]t+ may1 9 "s circum/ances1  
yield j & fair resolutions z well2  7#b7
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non-m]its def5ses aft] /atutes (        
limitation2  7#c7 9 section #e-- 7,a7 by
 /rik+ subsection 7g72  7,b7 by         
r$esignat+ subsections 7e7 & 7f7 z      
subsections 7h7 & 7i71 respectively2    
7,c7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7b71 7c71
 & 7d7 z subsections 7c71 7d71 & 7e71   
respectively2  7,d7 by ins]t+ aft]      
subsection 7a7 ! foll[+3  7b7 ,relation 
to =eign /ate immunities ,not)/&+ any   
o!r law or prior judicial decision1 any 
civil claim or cause ( action cov]$ by  
subsection 7a7 %all be deem$ to be an   
action 9 :i* rights 9 violation (       
int]national law are 9 issue = purposes 
( section #afje7;a77#c7 ( title #bh1    

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 )\t reg>d to !     
nationality or citiz5%ip ( ! alleg$     
victim4  2  7,e7 9 subsection 7d71 z s  
r$esignat$1 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph   
7#a71 by /rik+ subsection 7e7 & ins]t+  
subsection 7h72  7,f7 9 subsection 7e71 
z s r$esignat$-- 7i7 9 ! matt] prec$+   
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ,subsection 7a7 
& ins]t+ ,subsections 7a71 7b71 7f71 &  
7g72 &  7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+  
dur+ ! p]iod & all t foll[s & ins]t+ on 
or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act42 &
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s r$esignat$1 ! foll[+3  7f7 ,def5ses   
bas$ on passage ( "t & o!r non-,m]its   
def5ses ,) respect to any claim t is    
o!rwise timely "u ?is ,act-- 7#a7 all   
def5ses or sub/antive doctr9es bas$ on !
 passage ( "t1 includ+ la*es1 adv]se    
possession1 acquisitive prescription1 & 
usucapion1 may n be appli$ ) respect to 
! claim2 &  7#b7 all non-m]its          
discretion>y bases = dismissal1 includ+ 
! act ( /ate doctr9e1 int]national      
comity1 =um non conv5i5s1 prud5tial     

exhau/ion1 & simil> doctr9es unrelat$ to
 ! m]its1 may n be appli$ ) respect to !
 claim4  7g7 ,nationwide s]vice (       
process ,= a civil action br\ght "u     
subsection 7a7 9 any ,/ate or ,f$]al    
c\rt1 process may be s]v$ 9 ! judicial  
di/rict :]e ! case is br\ght or any o!r 
judicial di/rict ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :]e !
 def5dant may be f\nd1 resides1 has an  
ag5t1 or transacts bus9ess4  2 &  7#d7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #f4         
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act1 or ! application ( a provision (  
?is ,act to any p]son or circum/ance1 is
 held invalid1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1 & !
 application ( su* provision to o!r     
p]sons & circum/ances1 %all n be affect$
 !reby4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,!       
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply ) respect to any civil claim or   
cause ( action t is-- 7#a7 p5d+ 9 any   
c\rt on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1   
includ+ any civil claim or cause (      
action t is p5d+ on appeal or = :i* ! "t
 to file an appeal has n expir$2 or     

7#b7 fil$ on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
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