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22 U.S.C. § 290l–5

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Jurisdiction and venue of civil actions by or against Bank
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Title
22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter
CH7
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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(a) JurisdictionThe United States district courts shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of any civil action brought in the United States by or against the Bank. (b) VenueFor purposes of section 1391(b) of title 28, the Bank shall be deemed to be a resident of the judicial district in which the principal office of the Bank in the United States, or its agent appointed for the purpose of accepting service or notice of service, is located. (Pub. L. 101–513, title V, § 562(c)(7), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2035.) Editorial Notes Codification Subsecs. (a) and (b) were in the original (A) and (B), respectively, and were editorially redesignated for purposes of codification.

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